Saint Sébastien Shopping Centre
A historic 107-shop shopping centre in the heart of Nancy, France, opened in 1976 and named after the adjacent Saint-Sébastien church.
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Overview
The Centre commercial Saint Sébastien (often shortened to "Saint Seb") is a shopping centre located in the heart of Nancy, the prefecture of Meurthe-et-Moselle in Lorraine, France. It opened to the public on 31 March 1976, built between 1975 and 1976 on the site of numerous unsanitary buildings in the Charles III district. The centre takes its name from the Saint-Sébastien church that it surrounds, and it sits within a vertical residential zone of 1970s high-rise buildings. It is close to Place Charles III, the central market, Nancy railway station and Place Stanislas, and is accessible on foot, by car or by public transport. The centre is built over five levels, including one basement, two commercial levels and two parking levels. It houses more than 107 shops, with an offer oriented towards personal equipment and services, alongside food and restaurants. Its historic anchor supermarket has changed banners several times: it opened under Codec, then became Euromarché, later Casino, and is currently Monoprix. Following Euromarché's departure in 1995, a restructuring extended the commercial surfaces on the first floor. In 2016 the centre was fully renovated with new decoration inspired by the city of Nancy. The centre is open Monday to Saturday. Shops generally trade from 9:30 to 19:30, while Monoprix opens from 8:30 to 20:30 and Action from 9:30 to 20:00. Food and beverage tenants include Brioche Dorée, Columbus Café, L'Épi d'Or, Gaufres Meire, Veng Hour, Yogurt Factory, B CHEF and Belchicken, with some restaurants also welcoming guests in the evening. A pharmacy operates from 9:00 to 19:30. The centre provides a reception desk open daily from 10:00 to 19:00, free Wi-Fi, toilets, an Amazon Locker, bus and tram ticket sales, lost and found, a Chronopost/Colissimo/DPD pickup point, phone charging batteries and family services. It has also become pet-friendly, welcoming dogs in common areas on a leash. Beyond retail, the centre regularly hosts cultural and associative events. It organises "uniques et sensationnels" in February (indoor bungee jumping, a discotheque transformation, a 7-metre swing, beam crossing), the Grande Braderie in March, family activities throughout the year, shopping events, and Christmas decorations with a giant tree and automated nativity scenes in November and December. It has partnered for several years with the association "Le Mur Nancy", presenting a new artist each month through a work displayed on the centre's facade on rue des Ponts. During the Covid-19 epidemic, the centre had to close from Saturday 30 January 2021 to Wednesday 19 May 2021.
History
The Centre commercial Saint Sébastien opened to the public on 31 March 1976. It was built between 1975 and 1976 on the site of numerous unsanitary buildings in the Charles III district of Nancy. The area had been partially demolished in the 1970s because of the insalubrity of the housing, allowing the construction of the current district to meet housing needs; part of the former resident population was relocated to the Californie district in Jarville-la-Malgrange. The centre surrounds a place of worship from which it takes its name, the Saint-Sébastien church, and has an exterior concrete architecture inserted into a vertical residential zone of the 1970s with five high-rise buildings. At its opening, the centre historically included a supermarket on two levels under the Codec banner. This was succeeded by Euromarché, then Casino, and currently Monoprix. Following Euromarché's departure in 1995, a restructuring was carried out that allowed the extension of commercial surfaces on the first floor. In 2016, the centre was completely renovated with new decoration inspired by the city of Nancy. The centre is composed of 107 shops and is located in the Charles III district, which is undergoing major change with the construction of a new eco-district called Nancy Grand Cœur and the renovation of the market square, place Henri-Mengin. It is built over five levels: one basement, two levels dedicated to commerce and two parking levels. It regularly hosts cultural or associative events. During the Covid-19 epidemic, the centre had to close its doors from Saturday 30 January 2021 to Wednesday 19 May 2021. The centre organises and hosts various events: "uniques et sensationnels" in February (indoor bungee jumping, the centre transformed into a discotheque, a 7-metre-high swing, beam crossing), the Grande Braderie in March, family activities throughout the year, various shopping-related events, and in November and December Christmas decorations with a giant tree and Christmas scenes with automata. Saint Sébastien has been in partnership with the association "Le Mur Nancy" for several years; the concept consists of presenting a new artist each month through the creation of a work that can be found on the centre's facade on rue des Ponts.
- 2021
The centre closes from 30 January to 19 May due to the Covid-19 epidemic.
- 2016
The centre is completely renovated with new decoration inspired by the city of Nancy.
- 1995
Euromarché leaves; restructuring extends commercial surfaces on the first floor.
- 1976
Centre commercial Saint Sébastien opens to the public on 31 March.
Products and positioning
Historic city-centre shopping destination in Nancy, combining retail, services, dining and cultural events.
Monoprix supermarket
Action store
Brioche Dorée
Columbus Café
L'Épi d'Or
Gaufres Meire
Veng Hour
Yogurt Factory
B CHEF
Belchicken
Pharmacy
Sources5 sources
- 1Centre Commercial St Seb Nancy - Saint-Sebastien.comsaint-sebastien.com
- 2Services et infos pratiques - Centre Commercial Saint Sébastien Nancysaint-sebastien.com
- 3Les boutiques du Centre Commercial - Saint-Sebastien Nancysaint-sebastien.com
- 4Centre commercial Saint Sébastien - Wikidatawikidata.org
- 5Centre commercial Saint Sébastien - Wikipédiafr.wikipedia.org
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