Maison des Loups, Historical house in Charmes, France.

The Maison des Loups is a stone building featuring Renaissance-style windows with triangular pediments framed by stone columns across its main street facade. The structure displays characteristic 16th-century architectural elements throughout its design.

Built in the 16th century, the house served as the setting for the Treaty of Charmes in 1633 between Charles IV and Cardinal Richelieu. This political meeting represented a turning point in regional power dynamics during the broader European conflicts of that era.

The house takes its name from the wolves carved on its rainwater spouts. It is sometimes wrongly called maison des Bassompierre, after a family that never owned it. Since 1999 the municipality has used it for the tourist office, and the Café de Paris once operated here.

The building now operates as a tourist office after the municipality acquired it in 1999 and completed restoration work. Visitors can explore the interior and gather information about the town and surrounding region.

The house takes its name from the gutter spouts carved as wolves, not from any heraldic animal. Look up at the roofline to spot them. The building is also sometimes wrongly called Maison des Bassompierre, a family that never owned it.