Loir-et-Cher Departmental Asylum

The Loir-et-Cher Departmental Asylum, also known as the Maison de Santé Départementale de Blois, was a psychiatric institution located in the Bourg-Neuf district of Blois. Operating from 1846 to 1943, it occupied more than 70 hectares at its height and functioned as a self-contained facility on the outskirts of the town until its closure during the German Occupation in World War II. == History == === Antecedents === Under the Ancien Régime, Blois had no dedicated facility for the mentally ill, who were typically confined in prisons, as was common practice in France.

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