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Maison dite de Tante Léonie

Illiers-Combray, Eure-et-Loir, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Maison dite de Tante Léonie et son jardin où séjourna Marcel Proust (cad. K 608, 609) : classement par arrêté du 19 octobre 1961
Protection dates
1961/10/19 : classé MH
Type
maison
Main period of construction
19e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Address
4 rue du Docteur-Proust
Commune
Illiers-Combray
Département
Eure-et-Loir
Region
Centre-Val de Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
48.29982, 1.24327
Mérimée reference
PA00097125

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1767 map "27 Chartres." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Maison bourgeoise du 19e siècle, caractéristique de la région. La façade sur jardin se compose d'un pan de bois. A l'époque de Marcel Proust, le comble était éclairé par deux lucarnes en fonte à frontons circulaires, dont les piédroits s'ornaient de motifs Renaissance. Sur la gauche se trouvent un cabinet et un hangar ayant servi de remise. Sur la droite se situe le bâtiment de la cuisine, suivi d'une laverie et d'une orangerie. A l'étage ont été restituées les chambres de Tante Léonie et de l'écrivain. Cette maison est la base de l'oeuvre de Marcel Proust.

English translation

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Bourgeois house from the 19th century, characteristic of the region. The façade overlooking the garden consists of timber framing. In the time of Marcel Proust, the roof space was lit by two cast-iron dormers with circular pediments, whose jambs were ornamented with Renaissance motifs. On the left are a cabinet and a shed that served as a coach house. On the right is the kitchen building, followed by a laundry and an orangery. On the upper floor the bedrooms of Aunt Léonie and the writer have been restored. This house is the basis of the work of Marcel Proust.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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