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Hôpital de La Grave


The Hôpital de La Grave is a hospital situated in the Saint-Cyprien quartier of Toulouse in Southwest France on the left bank of the Garonne. Taking up six hectares (three times the size of the Hôtel-Dieu), La Grave was the second largest hospital establishment and primary maternal care center of Toulouse during much of the 20th century until the CHU of Rangueil was built. It is named for the sandy bank (Standard French: grève) of the Garonne where it was built.

The original "Hôpital de La Grave" was first mentioned in an 1197 charter of Raymond IV. Today, nothing remains of the original hospital.

The hospital was transitioned into a place to confine and care for the city's poor beginning on 26 March 1647. The name was changed to Toulouse l’Hôpital Général Saint-Joseph de La Grave. A Papal Bull granted approval in 1658.

Coordinates: 43°36′00″N 1°25′55″E / 43.600°N 1.432°E / 43.600; 1.432


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