Hôtel de Bourvallais, Private mansion in Place Vendôme, Paris, France

The Hôtel de Bourvallais is a former private mansion at 13, place Vendôme, built from 1699 to 1702 by architect Robert de Cotte for Marquis Joseph-Guillaume de La Vieuville. Its pale beige stone facade is symmetrical, with a central projecting bay topped by a triangular pediment carved with a shield and figures, three levels of tall rectangular windows with white frames, and paired stone columns with carved capitals. Three arched openings at street level include the central doorway.

The building was constructed between 1699 and 1702 by architect Robert de Cotte as a private commission. It was seized in 1718 and converted into the headquarters of the French Ministry of Justice, a role it has maintained for over three centuries.

The building owes its name to Paul Poisson de Bourvallais, a fermier général whose financial malpractice led to the mansion's confiscation in 1718. Since 1719 the Chancellerie has occupied it, and Cambacérès lived here from July to December 1799. The minister's office, formerly the royal library, escaped the 1793 fire and still holds Cambacérès's desk and the press used to seal the Constitution.

The building serves as the headquarters of the French Ministry of Justice and is not typically open to the general public. Visitors can view the exterior from Place Vendôme, which is surrounded by other historic buildings and shops along the arcaded square.

The minister's office, originally the royal library, survived the 1793 fire and looks onto a long garden bordered by two rose-lined paths ending in a basin. The minister still works at Cambacérès's desk, and the sealing press used to stamp the Constitution's seal stands in the room.