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Novel Les illusions perdues Honoré de Balzac (1843)
The printing house of David Séchard, Lucien de Rubempré's friend, is located at Place Louvel, today's post office.
Imprimerie - La Poste
La Poste, Place Francis Louvel, Angoulême

“The printing house, located in the place where the rue de Beaulieu leads to the place du Mûrier, was established in this house towards the end of the reign of Louis XIV.”

The narrator of the novel Lost Delusions

Lucien de Rubempré becomes friends with David Séchard. After having led a life as a journalist in Paris, the young scholar returned to Angoulême. There he met David, who was then the head of a printing company. The latter’s father sold him the family business, but at an exorbitant price for a company in poor condition.

Married to Eve, Lucien’s sister, he tries to keep the printing shop located at the corner of Beaulieu Street and Mulberry Square, now called Francis Louvel Square, alive. If the paper is produced in the lower town, L’Houmeau district, the company is located on the plateau.

In Honoré de Balzac’s time, the printing house of the Grand-Broquisse was really located at this address. It was replaced by the post office. The building still belongs to this company.

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Hotel des postes - Angoulême
Hotel des postes – Angoulême

Post Office

On the place Francis Louvel, the post office is located on the plateau of the city of Angoulême.

Before the Hotel des Postes et Télécommunications was built in 1903, this beautiful building in Angoulême was home to the Grand-Broquisse printing house.

Place of execution in modern times, the Place Louvel was named Place du murier, in reference to the tree that was used to hang a monk in 1568.

A courthouse was built there in 1826 and in 1835-1836, a fountain designed by Abadie Père appeared. It was named after Francis Louvel, a resistance fighter shot by the Germans in 1944.

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Tuesday, May 3, 2022

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