The need to promote bodily hygiene in a town where having a toilet was exceptional at the time, led the town council to commission its architect Léon Guinebretière to design a building to be used as a public bath.
Construction of the building began in 1925 and it opened to the public in 1927. The exterior is modest but modern. It draws on the Art Deco repertoire in a spirit close to that of the Viennese Secession. The geometric lines are softened by the use of Egyptian motifs.
Comprising 16 showers and 6 baths, the shower room is dominated by the blue of the mosaics commissioned from the artist Isidore Odorico, who also designed the Saint-Georges swimming pool in Rennes.
The mosaics feature the same delicate motif in each cubicle, again inspired by Viennese art, and play on the contrasts between the blue and yellow vertical and horizontal lines.
The building was listed as a 20th century heritage site in 2011.
This building, a jewel of Art Deco in Laval, opened its doors in 1927. It is now a venue for temporary exhibitions. This summer, you can discover Mémoires d'eau: the history of Laval's swimming pools.
Did you know that there used to be a swimming pool in the town centre at the foot of the viaduct? That supervised swimming was available for many years in Bootz? That a mobile training pool was stationed in the Fourches district? These are just a few of the stories of our relationship with water and swimming that will be told to you by those who lived them.
Open from 2 July to 31 August
Tuesday to Saturday: 10am-12pm and 2pm-6pm
Sundays and public holidays 2pm-6pm
Free admission
Comprising 16 showers and 6 baths, the shower room is dominated by the blue of the mosaics commissioned from the artist Isidore Odorico, who also designed the Saint-Georges swimming pool in Rennes.
The mosaics feature the same delicate motif in each cubicle, again inspired by Viennese art, and play on the contrasts between the blue and yellow vertical and horizontal lines.
The building was listed as a 20th century heritage site in 2011.
This building, a jewel of Art Deco in Laval, opened its doors in 1927. It is now a venue for temporary exhibitions. This summer, you can discover Mémoires d'eau: the history of Laval's swimming pools.
Did you know that there used to be a swimming pool in the town centre at the foot of the viaduct? That supervised swimming was available for many years in Bootz? That a mobile training pool was stationed in the Fourches district? These are just a few of the stories of our relationship with water and swimming that will be told to you by those who lived them.
Open from 2 July to 31 August
Tuesday to Saturday: 10am-12pm and 2pm-6pm
Sundays and public holidays 2pm-6pm
Free admission
Accepted customers
Accepted customers
- Individuals
- Groups
