History Exhibition
History ExhibitionMaison de Henri de Latouche
Châtenay-Malabry
Walk through the same rooms where Balzac and George Sand traded barbs over Romantic poetry. This 19th-century literary salon, once home to journalist Henri de Latouche, preserves the golden age of French writers' circles with its listed facades and original staircase.
19th century literary salon
Romantic era landmark
Balzac and George Sand
Historic writers' retreat
Tips
🏛️check seasonal visiting hours before you go
🏆Sully Prudhomme, Nobel laureate 1902, also lived here
🪟look for the belvedere dormer, added in the 1800s
Maison de Henri de Latouche
Châtenay-MalabryOpen
History ExhibitionHistory ExhibitionWalk through the same rooms where Balzac and George Sand traded barbs over Romantic poetry. This 19th-century literary salon, once home to journalist Henri de Latouche, preserves the golden age of French writers' circles with its listed facades and original staircase.
19th century literary salon
Romantic era landmark
Balzac and George Sand
Historic writers' retreat
Tips
🏛️check seasonal visiting hours before you go
🏆Sully Prudhomme, Nobel laureate 1902, also lived here
🪟look for the belvedere dormer, added in the 1800s