Open to residents, staff, and the general public, the meeting focused on the history of the place. Before becoming the establishment known today, the Émile Pélicand residence was a departmental maternity hospital.
Founded by the visionary Emile and Marie-Léonie Pélicand and opened on February 10, 1938, it was considered a modern and highly renowned institution for its time.
The event was met with great success among the residents of Bourg-en-Bresse, both native and adopted, who were able to discover or rediscover the past of this emblematic location.
