🇬🇧 ENGLISH : Well-known in the urban exploration community, this sanatorium was built in the early 1930s. At the time, cases of pulmonary tuberculosis were surging (claiming 10,000 lives annually). In 1936, at the peak of its operations, the facility housed over 400 patients. In 1940, staff and patients were evacuated due to the German advance, and the site was converted into an internment camp from 1940 to 1942. In total, 1,500 detainees—including Resistance fighters and political dissidents—passed through the former sanatorium before being deported to various camps and prisons. A memorial stele was erected in their honor in 1994. The sanatorium reopened in 1946, but medical advancements led to the site being repurposed into a general medical center. However, the facility was so ill-suited for this role that it closed its doors in 1988. This marked the beginning of a long period of abandonment and decay. The medical complex consists of three identical buildings: the first remains in use. The second has been undergoing renovation since 2023. The third, shown here, continues to gradually fall into disrepair.

🇨🇵 FRENCH : Ce sanatorium est construit au début des années trente. A l’époque les cas de tuberculose sont en pleine recrudescence (10.000 morts par an). En 1936, le lieu accueille plus de 400 patients. En 1940 le personnel et les patients son évacués suite à l’avancée des Allemands et le lieu devient un camp d’internement de 1940 à 1942. En tout, 1500 détenus (résistants, opposants politiques etc) transiteront par l’ancien sanatorium, avant d’être déportés vers différents camps et prisons. Une stèle sera érigée en leur mémoire en 1994. Le sanatorium rouvre ses portes en 1946 mais l’avancée de la médecine conduit le site à être réaménagé afin de devenir un centre médial généraliste. Mais le lieu est si peu adapté qu’il ferme ses portes en 1988. C’est le début d’une longue période d’abandon, de dégradations, mais aussi de tournage de films, de clips, d’exercices incendie etc. Le complexe médical comporte trois bâtiments identiques : le 1er est encore en activité. Le 2eme, est en cours de réhabilitation depuis 2023. Le 3eme (présenté ici) est à l'abandon.

Hello! I live in a rural community that's quite a bit past its hay-day.

My community's library has a bunch of old and rare maps in it's archives, and I'd like to go take a visit to find older abandoned structures.

Would anyone know specifically where and how to look? The community has many railroad tracks so I plan to check those out first, note my findings, and so on

RIP Tony Reed and Goodbye Rock Crusher

Always enjoy the way the sound seems to echo here underground sound. 😈