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Ancienne douane
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Historic monument · classé · Mérimée

Ancienne douane

rue de la Douane, Strasbourg

Classé historic monument since 1948One of 64 classé monuments in Strasbourg; classé is France’s highest protection, held by 14,963 of its 46,703 monuments (32%).
PPublic buildingS14th–19th c.1948protectedPPartly protected
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About Ancienne douane

Ancienne douane is one of 64 classé historic monuments in Strasbourg, the higher of France’s two levels of protection. Its architecture is Gothic. The list dates its work to 1358, 1781 and 1892 (14th–19th c.). Part of it has been classé since 1948. 79 more historic monuments stand within 400 m.

L’ancienne douane de Strasbourg - aussi appelée s'Kaafhüs en dialecte strasbourgeois - est un bâtiment situé dans le centre historique de la ville sur la Grande Île. L'édifice longe la rive gauche de l'Ill juste en amont du pont du corbeau à proximité de la place du Vieux-Marché-aux-Poissons et du musée historique de la ville. Il est classé monument historique depuis 1948.

From Wikipédia (French), article “Ancienne douane de Strasbourg” · CC BY-SA 4.0 · read October 28, 2026

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00085022 on POP↗

Classé is the highest protection: no work may be done on the building without the State’s permission, and the State’s architects watch over it.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 monuments in about 10 minutes

Strasbourg · about 0.3 mi on foot, as the crow flies

Around it

18 more historic monuments within 150 m

C classé · I inscrit. Each opens its own page.

More like it

Other buildings like it nearby among the classé monuments

With a photo, within 25 mi; other towns first.

Questions about Ancienne douane

Is Ancienne douane protected?

Yes. It is classé, the higher of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1948 (Mérimée record PA00085022). The protection covers part of the building.

Can you visit Ancienne douane?

The list doesn’t say when it is open. Many monuments open on the Journées européennes du patrimoine in September; the town hall or tourist office can tell you more.

When was Ancienne douane built?

Its record on the Mérimée list gives 1358, 1781 and 1892 (14th–19th c.).

Sources: Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée base on POP (immeubles protégés au titre des monuments historiques), October 2026 · Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata (photos of the monuments, each with its own credit and license) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries). Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.