LA COUR GAILLARD

Take a look at the 16th-century Cour Gaillard in Sucé-sur-Erdre town centre.

The Cour Gaillard (16th century) was built by the Protestants opposite the summer residence of the bishops of Nantes.

This site remained a Protestant stronghold until 1685. It was in the barn of the Bernard outfit, in the Cour Gaillard (today rue des Protestants), that the first Protestants met.

Rented until then, it was acquired by the religionists between 1601 and 1603. This small district, where the houses built by the Protestants have been replaced by more recent constructions, is known today by the Gaillard tower that can still be seen in the Grande-Rue.

The people from Nantes who came to Sucé-sur-Erdre were mainly Dutch and English merchants. After 1601, the Dutch became members of the "Elders" of the church of Sucé-sur-Erdre.