CITY PAVILION
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Pavillon de la Ville, built in 1806, with permanent exhibitions on the city's development from its origins to the present day.
Close to the Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul cathedral, this former presbytery, built in 1806, was destroyed by the earthquake of 1843. In 1845, it was rebuilt in wood with a slate roof... until the cyclone of 1928. The current building is representative of West Indian architecture, with an all-wood frame and an important detail on the façade: its triangular pediment. The latter is surrounded on three sides by a cast-iron gallery and stands in the center of a pretty garden. The two-storey gallery dates from the 1940s. The building has two entrances; the one facing Place de la Victoire has a staircase in volcanic stone.
Renovation work on the building was completed in 2006. Once privately owned, then a parish property until 1992, the former presbytery is now a listed building. Now known as the Pavillon de la Ville, the first floor houses the architecture and heritage interpretation center, as well as temporary exhibitions. The first floor is devoted to permanent exhibitions on the development of the town from its origins to the present day. The Pavillon de la Ville also showcases some remarkable pieces, testifying to the liturgical life of the Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul cathedral. Since 2023, the Pavillon has been home to the Kaz a Condé association, a place for exchange and reflection to promote the work of author Maryse Condé, winner of the 2018 Alternative Nobel Prize for Literature, and to support authors and artists.