Invalides in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Hôtel de Castries

— Histoire de Paris —

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 25, 2023

1. Hôtel de Castries Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Construit pour Jean Dufour de Nogent vers 1696, il appartint aux marquis puis aux ducs de Castries entre 1708 et 1886. Le plus célèbre d'entre eux, le maréchal de Castries, fut ministre de la Marine sous Louis XVI. Un duel entre son fils et le député Charles de Lameth, rallié aux idées nouvelles, fut à l'origine du saccage de l'hôtel par la foule révolutionnaire le 13 novembre 1790. L'épée qui avait blessé Lameth aurait été empoisonnée. Ministère de la Guerre pendant l'émigration de ses propriétaires, l'hôtel de Castries appartient à l'Etat depuis 1946. La façade sur cour et la décoration intérieure ont été entièrement remaniées au milieu du XIXe siècle par J.-A. Froelicher et C. Parent.

(English translation:)
Built for Jean Dufour de Nogent around 1696, it belonged to the Marquises and then the Dukes of Castries between 1708 and 1886. The most famous of them, Marshal de Castries, was Minister of the Navy under Louis XVI. A duel between his son and the deputy Charles de Lameth, who had embraced the new ideas, led to the ransacking of the mansion by the revolutionary mob on November 13, 1790.

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The sword that wounded Lameth is said to have been poisoned. Used by the Ministry of War during the emigration of its owners, the Hôtel de Castries has belonged to the State since 1946. The courtyard façade and the interior decoration were completely redesigned in the mid-19th century by J.-A. Froelicher and C. Parent.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Histoire de Paris series list. A significant historical date for this entry is November 13, 1790.

Location. 48° 51.308′ N, 2° 19.17′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Invalides. It is on Rue de Varenne, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 72 Rue de Varenne, Paris, Île-de-France 75007, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony

and also the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hôtel de Matignon (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Elsa Triolet and Louise Aragon (about 150 meters away); Hôtel de Clermont (about 150 meters away); Pierre Janet (1859-1947) (about 150 meters away); Virginie Heriot (about 150 meters away); Edith Wharton (about 180 meters away); Michel de Bretagne (about 210 meters away); Hôtel de Gallifet (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Hôtel de Castries (Wikipedia).

Hôtel de Castries and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 25, 2023

2. Hôtel de Castries and Marker

Overview:

The Hôtel de Castries is an hôtel particulier in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, at 72 Rue de Varenne. Dating from the end of the 17th and beginning of the 18th century, it was profoundly transformed by the Duke of Castries between 1843 and 1863, under the architects Joseph-Antoine Froelicher and François Clément Joseph Parent.

It is a property of the state. As of August 2022, it is the office of the Government Spokesman

(Submitted on December 2, 2025.)

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Pillage de l'hotel de Castries image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Philippe Joseph Maillart (graveur) (via Wikimedia Commons), circa 1790s

3. Pillage de l'hotel de Castries

Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 2, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 57 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 2, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.