Maison d'Alphonse Daudet, 19th century villa in Draveil, France.
The two-story villa features a main building with an attic, a right-angled wing, and a paved courtyard surrounded by extensive gardens along the Seine River.
Author Alphonse Daudet purchased this property in 1887 and spent twenty summers there, writing numerous works in his hexagonal brick study within the grounds.
The villa hosted weekly literary gatherings called 'Champrosay Thursdays' where notable figures like Maupassant, Zola, and Rodin met to discuss literature and arts.
The property now functions as a cultural center dedicated to literary creation, offering residencies for French-speaking storytellers and hosting various artistic events.
The original garden workshop was transformed into a reading room and billiards hall, while the gardener's house now serves as an artists' residence and documentation center.
Location: Draveil
Address: 33 Rue Alphonse Daudet 91210 Draveil
Phone: +33630567908
Email: maison.daudet@laposte.net
Website: http://maison-alphonse-daudet.fr
GPS coordinates: 48.66282,2.42334
Latest update: September 12, 2025 10:43
France preserves the homes of its greatest writers, transformed today into literary museums. From Balzac's house in Paris, where the author of 'The Human Comedy' wrote his novels while drinking countless coffees, to Nohant Castle in Berry where George Sand met Chopin and Flaubert, these places tell the story of French literary creation. You can also visit Montaigne's tower in Périgord, where the philosopher wrote his Essays surrounded by his library, or the Château Monte-Cristo built by Alexandre Dumas after the success of his adventure novels. These houses offer direct access to the worlds of the authors who lived there. The priory of Saint-Cosme near Tours preserves the memory of Ronsard, a Renaissance poet, while the house of Aunt Léonie in Illiers-Combray takes visitors back to Marcel Proust’s childhood. In Normandy, Maurice Leblanc’s residence in Étretat celebrates Arsène Lupin’s universe, and in the Basque Country, the Arnaga villa showcases Edmond Rostand’s regional architecture, author of 'Cyrano de Bergerac.' Each visit helps understand how these writers lived, worked, and drew inspiration from their daily environments.
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