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Maison de Jean de la Fontaine

Château-Thierry, Aisne, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Maison de Jean de la Fontaine : classement par arrêté du 8 janvier 1910
Protection dates
1910/01/08 : classé MH
Type
maison
Main period of construction
4e quart 16e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Address
Jean-de-la-Fontaine (rue) 12
Commune
Château-Thierry
Département
Aisne
Region
Hauts-de-France
Country
France
Coordinates
49.04672, 3.39997
Mérimée reference
PA00115588

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1821 map "Etat-Major Paris 1:10,000 (c. 1821)" (IGN France — Géoportail).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

La maison où naquit en 1621 le célèbre fabuliste se trouve dans une rue située au pied du vieux château. Construite à la Renaissance, elle garde quelques éléments de sa décoration première.

English translation

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The house where the famous fabulist was born in 1621 is located in a street situated at the foot of the old castle. Constructed at the Renaissance, it retains some elements of its original decoration.

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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