Birthplace of Eugène Delacroix

A major figure of Romanticism, Eugène Delacroix was born in Saint-Maurice on April 26, 1798, in the bourgeois house his family then occupied.
Delacroix spent his first two years there, until his father was appointed prefect of Bouches-du-Rhône and the family moved to Marseille in 1800.
Later, the house was notably occupied by Edmond Nocard (1850–1903), professor and then director of the Alfort Veterinary School. From 1880 onward, Nocard was a key collaborator of Louis Pasteur, who first recruited him to assist in his work on anthrax. They then created a joint laboratory, where Nocard developed new techniques to combat tuberculosis and tetanus. He died in 1903 at his home in Saint-Maurice and is buried in the local cemetery.
Abandoned in the mid-20th century, the house was threatened with demolition before being classified as a Historic Monument in 1973. It was eventually restored by the city to house the municipal library. The new media library was inaugurated on December 12, 1988, and underwent further renovation in 2016.