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Hélène Perraudeau
Published on
Nov. 6 2024 at 10:02 a.m
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Its beautiful exposed wooden frame, three balconies: this is what the contemporary music hall Le Normandy, in Saint-Lô, could look like after its restructuring work.
The City unveiled, on the occasion of the inauguration of the Les rendez-Vous Soniques festival, scheduled from November 5 to 10, 2024, two views du « futur » Normandy.
Work planned for 2026
The work should take place in 2026 and promises to be significant, according to the municipality:
“This cult hall for music lovers will undergo major work which will preserve and enhance the Saint-Lois heritage, improve the urban landscape of our city and optimize the comfort of spectators and artists. »
Details of the construction site will be revealed in spring 2025.
A place that has had many lives
The building which has housed the current music room since 1996 has a rich history and has had several lives.
Built in 1810, under the orders of Napoleon, it housed the horse riding school of the first stud farm of Saint-Lô, at the time when it was installed near the old Sainte-Croix abbey. The building is one of the few remaining intact in a city almost completely destroyed in June 1944.
Museum, then cinema
After the war, the survivor became a museum dedicated to the Landing and the bombings of Saint-Lô. Then, in 1948 a cinema, until 1980.
Renovation in 1999
Having become a concert venue, the hall was renovated in 1999, passing from 700 to 900 places. Saint-Lô becomes the only French town of less than 20,000 inhabitants to have such a large place dedicated to current music.
Local pride.
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