Château de Champs-sur-Marne

Château de Champs-sur-Marne

Built in a verdant setting on a curve of the Marne River just east of Paris, the Champs-sur-Marne Château, jewel of classical architecture, provides a taste of eighteenth-century French art de vivre.

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Description

First, soak up the beauty of the gardens. In the heart of an 85-hectare park, the boxwood hedge design of this French garden, inspired by the gardens of the Château de Versailles, was created by the gardener André Le Nôtre at the height of his career, offering a truly royal promenade, full of charm and elegance.

Guests of honour

Built in the eighteenth century for the financial advisor to Louis XIV, this castle was frequented by such distinguished guests as the Marquise de Pompadour and the Princess of Conti, and by literary men from Denis Diderot to Marcel Proust. Its neoclassical rooms, with their eighteenth-century Rococo decor and Chinese influences that were the height of modernity at the time, contain over 900 magnificent pieces of furniture, made by the greatest cabinetmakers of the time. More than 80 films have been shot in this exceptional setting, including Dangerous Liaisons and Sofia Coppola’s Marie-Antoinette.

Living history

Temporary exhibitions of costumes, furniture and works of art showcase French art de vivre of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and workshops and activities are regularly held inside the château and in the grounds, making for a much more dynamic experience than simply going to a museum.

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Community facilities

Access and contact

31 rue de Paris
77420 Champs-sur-Marne

    Days and opening hours

    From 01/06 to 3009 Opening hours on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday between 10 am and 12.15 pm and between 1.30 pm and 6 pm. Closed on Tuesday.
    From 01/10 to 3105 Opening hours on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday between 10 am and 12.15 pm and between 1.30 pm and 5 pm. Closed on Tuesday. Closed exceptionally on January 1st, May 1st and December 25th.

    Prices

    • Full price: 9 € Reduced price: 7.50 €.
      Free entry for children < 18 years, disabled people and accompanying persons. Group rate available for > 20 people.
      Full fee: 8€
      Reduced fee : 6,5€ 18 - 25 old (non European Union) Teachers without education Pass
      Group fee: 6,5€ Per person for a group of minimum 20 people (reservation required: (00 33) 1 64 62 74 43)
      Schools: 30€ Please ask information before visite at the château de Champs
      Free of charge for: Less than 20 year old (except school groups) 18 - 25 European Union and foreigners residents of the Eupopean Union handicapad people and their accompagnant person Jobless people please present a prouve less than 6 month old Culrure card and card ICOM Pass education 1 st Sunday of each month from January to May and from November to December
      Paris Museum Pass accepted: free access.

    Facility

    • Car park
    • Public WC

    Services

    • Shop
    • Guided tours

    Activities

    • Handicrafts workshops
    • Temporary exhibition
    • Concert

    Tour

    Spoken languages

    • French

    Guided tour languages

    • German
    • English
    • Spanish
    • French
    • Italian

    Single mean time tour

    75 mins

    Single services tour

    • Unguided individual tours available permanently
    • Guided individual tours available permanently
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    Accessibility

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    Access

    Pratical informations

    Extérieur
    • floor-level pathways
    • pathways that change levels are offset by a sloping surface
    Parking
    • reserved and adapted parking space located close to the entrance of the site
    • parking spaces laid out and connected to the road or building by an accessible pathway
    Accueil
    • reception desk easily identifiable and accessible
    • free admission for one accompanying person
    • free admission on presentation of proof of entitlement
    • the accessible entrance is the main entrance
    • the accessible entrance is the secondary entrance (indicated)
    • staff informed or trained
    • specific tariff policy
    • manual entrance door
    Information
    • all documentation graspable
    Vestiaire
    • accessible cloakroom
    Équipements
    • multimedia content access system
    • floor-level establishment
    • wheelchair loan
    • seated area available
    • seated areas available (several spread out across the entire site)
    Sanitaires
    • présence d’un lave main dans les sanitaires adaptés
    • accessible communal toilets
    • toilets: transfer direction onto the toilet seat to the right
    • toilets: transfer direction onto the toilet seat to the left
    Escalier
    • Communal staircase adapted for secure movement
    Ascenseur
    • adapted elevator
    • elevator

    Label

    Tourisme & Handicap Auditif
    Accueil
    • acceo: instant speech transcription and visio-interpretation in French sign language (LSF)
    • reception/information desk equipped with a hearing assistance system with a magnetic loop
    • reservation/contact via SMS and/or email
    • reservation possible by webcam
    Information
    • staff trained in French sign language (LSF)
    Signalétique
    • uniform signage to help people find their way around
    • text/image signage
    Équipements
    • performance or tour assistance aids
    • visual alarm with flashing light in isolated spaces
    • intercom equipped with a hearing assistance system with a magnetic loop
    • audiovisuals are in French sign language (LSF)
    • subtitled audiovisuals
    Ascenseur
    • adapted elevator
    Visite
    • audioguides equipped with a volume control device
    • audioguides equipped with induction loops
    • independent visit possible
    • guided tour in French sign language (LSF)
    • guided tour in international sign language (ISL)
    • guided tours with lip reading
    • guided tours with an amplifying device
    • guided tours with a magnetic loop device
    Extérieur
    • exterior pathways identifiable by touch
    • exterior pathways visually identifiable
    • exterior lighting control system in communal areas
    Accueil
    • interior pathways identifiable by touch
    • interior pathways visually identifiable
    Équipements
    • audioguide with description elements
    • audioguide with guidance elements
    • Braille documentation
    • documentation in enlarged characters
    • swell paper documentation
    • floor-level establishment
    • offset or no obstacles at face height
    • navigation assistance tool (e.g. map/model - in relief/large characters/contrasting colours)
    • possibility to control the lighting
    • magnifying glass loan
    • glass surfaces identifiable via contrasted elements in relation to the immediate surroundings
    • audiodescription system
    Ascenseur
    • elevator with audio announcements for each floor
    • elevator with identifiable call buttons
    Visite
    • Legible information plates
    • specific accessible information plates
    • tactile tour

    Label

    Tourisme & Handicap Mental
    Extérieur
    • the dangers identified have been addressed
    Information
    • brochures/documentations classified by topic
    • simplified adapted documentation (illustration through images, photos, drawings)
    Signalétique
    • adapted signage
    Visite
    • adapted activities
    • educational workshops
    • adapted room cards
    • specific tours
    Extérieur
    • floor-level pathways
    Accueil
    • adapted opening hours (morning performances)
    • children's programme
    • childcare service
    • family tariffs/free admission for children
    Information
    • secure and closed establishment
    Vestiaire
    • large lockers or left luggage lockers for pushchairs
    • possibility to leave pushchairs at the cloakroom
    Équipements
    • floor-level establishment
    • baby carrier loan
    • pushchair loan
    Sanitaires
    • toilet facilities suitable for children (toilet seat and washbasin height)
    • changing table
    Visite
    • children's/family applications for the tour
    • audioguides with a children's circuit
    • children's visit booklets/games
    • pushchairs accepted for the tour
    Extérieur
    • floor-level pathways
    Accueil
    • pets accepted on site and during guided tours
    • reception desk easily identifiable and accessible
    • reception/information desk equipped with a sound amplification system
    Vestiaire
    • cloakroom
    Équipements
    • documentation in enlarged characters
    • floor-level establishment
    • wheelchair loan
    • magnifying glass loan
    • cane wheelchair loan
    • seated areas available (several spread out across the entire site)
    Sanitaires
    • horizontal support rail
    • diagonal support rail to enable the seated person to raise themselves up easily
    Escalier
    • communal staircase adapted for secure movement
    Ascenseur
    • stairs compensated for by a lift or an elevator
    Visite
    • audioguides equipped with a volume control device
    • audioguides equipped with induction loops
    • Legible information plates
    • Specific accessible information plates (large characters)

    31 rue de Paris
    77420 Champs-sur-Marne

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