La Respélid’

The convent at 3 rue de l'Observance was first built in the 15th century. Congregations followed one another, transforming the house over time into a large building of almost 2,000m2, nestled in 1.2 hectares of parkland along the southern ramparts. The most recent community, the Carmelites, had occupied the premises since the early 19th century. They left on 10 October 2022, leaving the "Tiers-Lieu du Carmel d'Avignon" association to come up with a new use for the premises. Renamed La Respélid', the former Carmelite monastery will eventually be transformed into an intergenerational, ecological, social and cultural living space.