Moulin de Villeneuve, Literary watermill in Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines, France
The Moulin de Villeneuve stands on the Rémarde river, featuring a six-hectare park with gardens, pathways, and the final resting place of two writers.
Originally constructed in the 12th century, this watermill operated until 1904 and underwent significant renovations during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Writers Louis Aragon and Elsa Triolet acquired the property in 1951, transforming it into a creative space that influenced their literary works.
The museum contains a collection of 30,000 books, personal objects of the writers, and hosts regular exhibitions focusing on literature and contemporary art.
The calendar inside the mill remains frozen at June 16, 1970, marking the date when Elsa Triolet passed away in the property's park.
Location: Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines
Official opening: 1994
Address: Rue de Villeneuve
Opening Hours: Monday-Sunday 14:00-18:00
Phone: +33130412015
Website: http://maison-triolet-aragon.com
GPS coordinates: 48.56843,1.92572
Latest update: September 12, 2025 10:34
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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