Houses of famous characters classified in the Yvelines

Bâtiment Art Nouveau
78110 Le Vésinet

The Berthe villa, also called La Hublotière, is an Art Nouveau villa built by Hector Guimard at the end of the 19th century in Vesinet (Yvelines). An architectural masterpiece, it marks the break with historicalism and eclecticism of the time.

Musée des écrivains célèbres
78670 Médan

Émile Zola's house in Médan, acquired in 1878, is a 19th-century literary residence in Île-de-France, classified as a historical monument. The writer wrote several major novels and lived there until his death in 1902.

Maison des hommes et des femmes célèbres
78400 Chatou

The Fournaise House, an ancient 19th-century guinguette-hotel in Chatou, Île-de-France, is a landmark of Impressionism and canoeing, now a museum and restaurant on the Island of Impressionists.

Musée des compositeurs de musique
78490 Montfort-l'Amaury

The Belvedere, a house and museum by Maurice Ravel in Montfort-l'Amaury (Île-de-France), was a residence in the early twentieth century where the composer lived from 1921 to 1937 and composed his major works such as the Boléro.

Villa
78250 Mézy-sur-Seine

Villa Paul Poiret, masterpiece of modern architecture and Art Deco of the 1920s-1930s, is located in Mézy-sur-Seine (Yvelines). Designed by Robert Mallet-Stevens for the designer Paul Poiret, it combines concrete, steel and glass in an avant-garde style.

Maison d'architecte
78490 Bazoches-sur-Guyonne

The house Louis Carré, a 20th century architectural masterpiece in Bazoches-sur-Guyonne (Yvelines), is a villa designed by Alvar Aalto for the galerist Louis Carré, combining contemporary art and Nordic design.

Villa
78300 Poissy

Villa Savoye, a 1930s modernist masterpiece in Poissy (Île-de-France), is an iconic residence designed by Le Corbusier. Symbol of the five points of modern architecture, it embodies the innovation of reinforced concrete and functionalism.

Atelier d'artiste
78240 Chambourcy

The House of André Derain, located in Chambourcy (Yvelines), is a 17th–12th century home to the Fauve painter and his art collection. Ranked a historic monument in 1986, it is now a cultural place dedicated to its artistic heritage.