La porte des Jacobins

This monument is emblematic of the old districts of Bourg-en-Bresse. Known as the "Jacobins' Gate" (a nickname given to the Dominicans in the past), it is a Gothic archway built in 1497. (nickname given to the Dominicans in the past), it is a Gothic archway erected in 1497, the only survivor of the three original gates that closed the enclosure. At the time it was known as the "Jacobin fountain gate" (the fountain has disappeared). (the fountain has disappeared), it allowed the inhabitants to reach the church. The convent was founded in 1414 by Count Amédée VIII of Savoy and occupied a vast space between Rue Bourgneuf (Rue de la République), Rue Petite Verchère (Rue Jules Migonney) and Rue Verchère (Rue du Lycée). It was largely destroyed during the Revolution. In 1824, the Saint-Joseph congregation bought the ruins, rebuilt and moved in. Today, it is a Catholic college and high school of Saint Joseph and an institute for young deaf people.
All that remains of the Dominican friars is a Henri II staircase with a double revolution. As for the Jacobins gate, it still proudly bears the coat of arms of its benefactor, the master clothier Guillot de la Bertrandière.