Évêché de Nice
Évêché de Nice stands in the Mantega district, where the Catholic diocese occupies the Villa de Cessole. The neoclassical villa presents balanced proportions, decorative details, and part of its former park.
Count Hilarion Spitalieri de Cessole built the residence around 1830, when its grounds covered about fifteen hectares. Since 1905, the building has housed diocesan offices and services for the Alpes-Maritimes. A pitched roof replaced the original flat terrace, while expanded former stables now adjoin the main villa.
A commemorative plaque recalls the Marcel Network, which operated here during the Second World War. Odette Rosenstock, Moussa Abadi, and Bishop Paul Rémond helped shelter Jewish children from Nazi persecution and Vichy laws. False identity papers, food vouchers, Catholic institutions, and welcoming families supported that rescue effort. The villa therefore brings together nineteenth-century architecture, diocesan administration, and a powerful chapter of Nice’s wartime history.
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