In French-speaking countries, a hôtel-Dieu ( en, hostel of God) was originally a hospital for the poor and needy, run by the

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. Nowadays these buildings or institutions have either kept their function as a hospital, the one in Paris being the oldest and most renowned, or have been converted into hotels, museums, or general purpose buildings (for instance housing a préfecture, the administrative head office of a French department). Therefore, as a secondary meaning, the term hôtel-Dieu can also refer to the building itself, even if it no longer houses a hospital.

Examples include: ;Belgium * Notre Dame à la Rose, founded in 1242 ;France *Hôtel-Dieu d'Angers, founded in 1153 *

Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune The Hospices de Beaune or Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune is a former charitable almshouse in Beaune, France. It was founded in 1443 by Nicolas Rolin, chancellor of Burgundy, as a hospital for the poor. The original hospital building, the Hôtel-Dieu, one ...

, founded in 1443 * Hôtel-Dieu of Carpentras, built in 1754 *Hôtel-Dieu of Château-Thierry, founded in 1304 *Hôtel-Dieu of Cluny, built in the 17th and 18th century * Hôtel-Dieu de Lyon, created in 1478 *Hôtel-Dieu of

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, completed in 1508 * Hôtel-Dieu de Paris, founded in 650 *Hôtel-Dieu of Reims *Hôtel-Dieu de Tonnerre, founded in 1293 ;Canada * Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec *

Hôtel-Dieu de Québec The Hotel-Dieu de Québec is a teaching hospital located in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, and affiliated with Université Laval's medical school. It is part of the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec (CHUQ), a network of five teaching hos ...

, Quebec City, Quebec *Hôtel-Dieu de Sherbrooke (CHUS), Sherbrooke, Quebec *

Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital In French-speaking countries, a hôtel-Dieu ( en, hostel of God) was originally a hospital for the poor and needy, run by the Catholic Church. Nowadays these buildings or institutions have either kept their function as a hospital, the one in Paris ...

, Windsor, Ontario * Hotel Dieu Hospital (Kingston, Ontario), Kingston, Ontario * Hotel Dieu Shaver Health and Rehabilitation Centre, St. Catharines, Ontario ;United States *

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, previously known as Hôtel-Dieu * Hotel Dieu Hospital, Beaumont, Texas, founded in 1896 and consolidated with Saint Elizabeth's Hospital in 1970 *Hotel Dieu Hospital, El Paso, Texas, founded in 1893 and permanently closed in 1987 ;Lebanon *

Hôtel-Dieu de France The Hôtel-Dieu de France is one of the three leading Lebanese medical centers. It is located on Alfred Naccache Boulevard in Beirut, and is the oldest active French hospital in the city. ''Hôtel-Dieu'', literally "hostel of God," is an archaic ...

, Beirut, Lebanon, a private hospital owned by the French state

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