Niort Indoor Market | |
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Les Halles de Niort | |
![]() Halles de Niort in 2023 | |
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General information | |
Address | Place des Halles, Niort |
Coordinates | 46°19′32″N 0°27′50″W / 46.32556°N 0.46389°W |
Year(s) built | 1868–1871[1] |
Opened | 2 September 1871[2] |
Inaugurated | 1 September 1871[2] |
Cost | 280,000 francs |
Technical details | |
Material | Stone (base structure); glass and steel (pavilion) |
Size | 100 m × 160 m (base structure); 26 m × 72 m (pavilion) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Simon Durand |
Engineer | Aubert Frères (base structure); Bataille & Périsset (pavilion) |
Designated | 14 May 1987 |
Reference no. | PA00101285 |
Les Halles de Niort (French pronunciation: [le al də njɔʁ], English: Niort Indoor Market) is a market hall in the town of Niort, in the French department of Deux-Sèvres. Niort has had covered markets since the 13th century and there have been three structures known as the "Halles de Niort".[3] The original market buildings were located in the centre of the town on what is now Rue Victor Hugo, a pedestrianised shopping street. After these were demolished in 1793, Niort's market moved to its present site on the banks of the Sèvre Niortaise. The current building, consisting of a metal and glass pavilion atop a stone-built base, was inaugurated in 1871. It was inscribed as a monument historique and listed in the Base Mérimée in 1987.[1]