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This convent, built between 1678 and 1703, became the seat of government when Corsica was incorporated into the French state. Over time, it was to have diverse purposes before becoming the Jean Nicoli vocational school.

The lazarist missionaries’ convent was built from 1678 to 1703 after the plans drawn by the architect Giacomo Bonannato. Four buildings were designed around an inner courtyard. The main entrance was originally by the sea side. The façade which stands nowadays along the Cours Pierangeli was just the back façade. It faced a garden which spread to the Rue Napoléon. In 1769, when Corsica became a territory of the Kingdom of France, the building became the seat of the new authorities of the island, and was called “The Government Palace”. During the Anglo-Corsican Kingdom in 1794 and 1795, it remained the centre of the island’s political power. From 1796 to 1799, the North wing was assigned to the Central Administration of the Directory, and the other ones were turned into barracks. From 1800 to 1811, the building became the seat of the Préfecture du Département du Golo. Then it sheltered the Sous-préfecture de Bastia, the Municipal Library and the Mayor’s office. In 1815, it was also the seat of the Cour Royale, then the Court of Appeal of Corsica (from 1819 to 1858). In 1858, the building was reserved for the Army, under the name of “Marbeuf Barracks”. In 1951, the barracks was turned into a lycée and an outbuilding called “scientific block” was added. This is now the seat of the Institut Régional d’Administration, designed by the architect Jean Démaret (18971967). In 1982 the “Lycée Marbeuf” became a Professional Lycée. Nowadays, it bears the name of Jean Nicoli (1899-1943), a hero of the Resistance.

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