Chateau de Clermont

Chateau de Clermont, France

From series “Houses of Famous People and Stars Currently Open to Tourists”

The followers of Louis de Funès have a chance to visit his house - the magnificent Clermont Castle, located in the west of France, in the commune of Le Cellier. The magnificent castle was built in the middle of the 17th century and belonged before the famous actor of the Maupassant family. Louis de Funès was the last owner of the farm. He has moved to the castle with his wife Jeanne Barthélémy in 1967. Before, the castle was empty for six years and was uninhabited. The actor invested a lot of money in the reconstruction and personally furnished the castle surrounding garden.

Chateau de Clermont, France
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Chateau de Clermont, France The huge castle with 30 rooms attracted the actor not so much as the extensive park with the area of ​​30 hectares approach. Louis de Funès was interested in botany. After moving to the castle, he began breeding the rare rosas in his garden. After the death of the actor in 1983, his family could not ensure the maintenance locks and it was handed over to the association l'ADAH. Later it was sold to one of the private companies.

Today, the magnificent castle on the banks of the Loire River is a site of elite appartements. In the old orangery, the museum, dedicated to the life and work of the great actor, was opened. Although the visitors of the castle can not fully visit it, their most important and symbolic place is at their disposal. Since 1975, Louis de Funès lived almost constantly in the castle and left it only for recordings. He spent most of his time in his orangery. In the museum is presented the large collection of the old photos and pictures, as well as the requisite, which the actor used in the recordings. Next - Maison de Victor Hugo

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Useful staff nearby

ATM bankomat: 'Crédit Agricole' located in 6.89 km ( check the route on the map).
Car rental office: 'Super U' is located in 13 km ( on the map).
Fuel station: 'Bar de la Station SARL' in 5.05 km
Supermarket: 'Petit Thierry' in 1.34 km
Parking: 'Parking' in 20 km
Apotheek: 'Pharmacie de Thésée' in 1.59 km
Police station: 'Bureau de Police' in 29 km
Cafe/restaurant: 'Le Moulin de la Renne Hotel**nn - Bar - Restaurant' in 1.36 km
Railway station: 'Gare de Noyers-Saint-Aignan' in 5.59 km

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