L'Hôpital-Hospice des Enfants Assistés, Bordeaux, Gironde, France
L'Hôpital-Hospice des Enfants Assistés in Bordeaux was established to deal with foundling, abandoned and other unwanted children. It originally occupied premises at the Quai de Paludate but in 1886 moved into a new building on Route (or Cours)de Bayonne (now Cours de l'Argonne).
![L'Hôpital-Hospice des Enfants Assistés, Bordeaux, early 1900s.](BordeauxAssistes5.jpg)
L'Hôpital-Hospice des Enfants Assistés, Bordeaux, early 1990s. © Peter Higginbotham
![L'Hôpital-Hospice des Enfants Assistés, Bordeaux, early 1900s.](BordeauxAssistes1.jpg)
L'Hôpital-Hospice des Enfants Assistés, Bordeaux, early 1990s. © Peter Higginbotham
![Creche at L'Hôpital-Hospice des Enfants Assistés, Bordeaux, early 1900s.](BordeauxAssistes2.jpg)
Crêche at L'Hôpital-Hospice des Enfants Assistés, Bordeaux, early 1990s. © Peter Higginbotham
![Petits Enfants L'Hôpital-Hospice des Enfants Assistés, Bordeaux, early 1900s.](BordeauxAssistes3.jpg)
Young children at L'Hôpital-Hospice des Enfants Assistés, Bordeaux, early 1990s. © Peter Higginbotham
![L'Hôpital-Hospice des Enfants Assistés, Bordeaux, early 1900s.](BordeauxAssistes4.jpg)
Older girls at L'Hôpital-Hospice des Enfants Assistés, Bordeaux, early 1990s. © Peter Higginbotham
The Cours de l'Argonne building is now occupied by the Communauté d'Universités et Établissements d'Aquitaine (Community of Universities and Higher Education Institutions of Aquitaine).
Records
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- None identfied at present — any information welcome.
Bibliography
- Higginbotham, Peter Children's Homes: A History of Institutional Care for Britain s Young (2017, Pen & Sword)
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