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Houses of famous characters classified from France

Here you will find an inventory of the houses in which were born, lived, famous characters. Some of these houses (but not all) are labeled "house of illustrious people."

We also identified architectural houses listed in historical monuments. These are all forms of building taken in the broad sense, built by recognized architects.

We thought it essential to introduce them by region and department.

Houses of famous characters classified from France

Sélection de 8 houses of famous characters classified sur 180 en France

Home of Descartes
Maison classée MH
37160 Descartes

Descartes' home, located in Descartes in Indre-et-Loire, is a 16th-century building transformed into a museum. This historical monument evokes the life of the philosopher and his epoch (Renaissance and 17th century).
Home of Champollion in Figeac
Maison classée MH
46100 Figeac

Champollion's home in Figeac, located in the Lot en Occitanie, is a historical monument linked to the birth of Jean-François Champollion, famous for his deciphering of hieroglyphics.
Firminy-Vert swimming pool
Piscine
42700 Firminy

The Firminy-Vert swimming pool, designed in the corbusian spirit by André Wogenscky, is an iconic sports equipment from the 1970s, located in Firminy in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Ferdinand Marrou workshop in Rouen
Musée de la ferronnerie et des armes blanches
76000 Rouen

Ferdinand Marrou's workshop in Rouen, built in the early 20th century, is an iconic building decorated with ironworks of art, located in the city centre. This place bears witness to the exceptional know-how of this Norman iron master.
Radious city of Rezé
Immeuble
44400 Rezé

La Cité radieuse de Rezé, designed by Le Corbusier in 1955, is an HLM housing unit of 294 units located in Rezé (Pays de la Loire), emblematic of 20th century modernist architecture.
House of Stéphane Mallarmé in Vulaines-sur-Seine
Musée des écrivains célèbres
77870 Vulaines-sur-Seine

Stéphane Mallarmé's house in Vulaines-sur-Seine, a former inn transformed into a departmental museum, traces the life of the symbolist poet (1842-1898) through his personal objects, his furniture and his reconstituted garden in Seine-et-Marne.
Scarron House in Le Mans
Maison classée MH
72000 Le Mans

Scarron's house, located in Place Saint-Michel au Mans (Sarthe), is a 12th-century medieval residence remodeled in the 16th century, linked to the writer Scarron.
Sully House in Nerac
Maison des hommes et des femmes célèbres
47600 Nérac

Sully's house, built in Nerac in the 16th century, is an iconic Renaissance mansion, famous for its wooden galleries and its spiral staircase. Ranked a historic monument, it bears witness to the passage of figures such as the Duke of Sully and Charles Nodier.