Help restore the Isba at the Domaine de Valrose: a gesture for our common heritage
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on the November 13, 2025
Campus Valrose
The exceptional Isba building on the Domaine de Valrose (Nice) is now the focus of a major campaign: Université Côte d'Azur and the Fondation du Patrimoine are launching a donation campaign to preserve this unique architectural treasure.
Listed as a historic monument, the Isba de Valrose is an emblematic building in Nice's university heritage. Erected between 1871 and 1881 at the request of Baron Von Derwies, builder of the estate, it was transported from Kiev and reassembled in Nice. A rare example of traditional Russian wooden architecture, the Isba is an essential element in the history of the estate, considered at the time to be one of the most beautiful properties on the Riviera.
Now weakened by time, the wooden structure requires urgent restoration to avoid irreversible damage. The only departmental project selected in 2025 by Stéphane Bern's Mission Patrimoine, Isba now benefits from national support to ensure its preservation.On Wednesday November 12, 2025, Université Côte d'Azur and the Fondation du Patrimoine formalized their partnership to launch a donation campaign for the restoration of the Isba on the Valrose Campus. The agreement was signed on the Valrose campus, in the presence of Stéphane Azoulay, vice-president of Université Côte d'Azur, and Jacques Joncour, departmental delegate of the Fondation du patrimoine.
Mobilizing individuals and companies around an emblematic site
The donation campaign launched jointly by Université Côte d'Azur and the Fondation du patrimoine aims to mobilize individuals and companies around this emblematic project. It is part of the university's heritage enhancement program, designed to help students, residents and visitors alike discover the historical and architectural wealth of its sites, particularly the Valrose estate.
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