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Origin and history

The Hôtel d'Aguesseau is a former 18th century mansion located at 18 rue Séguier in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. Its architecture is distinguished by a monumental portal and a facade inscribed with historical monuments since 1926. This building replaced several successive hotels, including those in Eu, Artois, Nevers and Étoile, dating from the 13th to the 16th century.

The hotel took the name of Aguesseau when Henri d'Aguesseau (1636-1716), State Councillor, acquired. His son, Henri François d'Aguesseau (1668-1751), Attorney General of the Paris Parliament, resided there. In 1714, a fire ravaged the hotel, destroying numerous legal files and initiating trials. Later owners include Félix-Claude Le Peletier de La Houssaye and the family of Cardinal de La Roche-Aymon, the last abbot of Saint-Germain-des-Prés.

In the 20th century, a commemorative plaque recalls that Georges Pitard (1897-1941), a communist lawyer shot by the Nazis, was there. Since 1997, the publisher Actes Sud has occupied the premises. The gate and front of the courtyard, protected elements, bear witness to its rich and turbulent history.

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