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Origin and history

The hotel of Salm-Dyck, formerly called Hotel de Ségur, is a private hotel located at 97 rue du Bac, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. Built in 1722 for Pierre Henry Lemaître, it has a partially dated interior decor of this period. Its architecture and history reflect the social and cultural transformations of Paris over the centuries.

As early as 1726, the hotel was transferred to the Marshal-Duchess of Gramont, born Marie Christine de Noailles, who organized his daughter's marriage with the Duke of Ruffec. During the Revolution, he belonged to the Viscount of Ségur and was occupied by Madame de Staël between 1786 and 1798, with intermittents. These years mark a period of intense intellectual activity in its walls.

In 1809, Count Joseph de Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck, the future prince of Salm, acquired the hotel and had the first floor apartment renovated in Empire style by architect Antoine Vaudoyer and painter Jean-Jacques Lagrenée. The Countess of Salm-Dyck, born Constance de Théis, holds a renowned literary salon. After 1870, the hotel became the Parisian residence of Charlemagne-Émile de Maupas, former police prefect under Napoleon III.

Ranked and listed as historical monuments since 1982, the Salm-Dyck Hotel retains remarkable architectural and decorative elements, witness to its prestigious past and its role in Parisian cultural history.

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