Can visitors go inside the Château de Rottembourg?

No, the building houses diocesan offices and a retirement home for priests, so it is not open to visitors except on occasional special days.

Why is the château linked to Monet?

Claude Monet stayed there in 1876 as a guest of Ernest and Alice Hoschedé and painted four decorative works showing the park and the house, now held in various museums.

Where does the château's name come from?

It comes from General Henri Rottembourg, owner of the estate from 1823, who funded the building of Montgeron's church and school.

Is the park open to the public?

The park has been a listed site since 1982 and can only be visited during occasional open days, such as European Heritage Days.

Has the château always been privately owned?

No, after serving as a country residence and then a Carmelite convent from 1922 to 1988, it has since belonged to the diocese of Évry-Corbeil-Essonnes.

Château de Rottembourg

Rottembourg Castle

Montgeron

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Château de Rottembourg stands in Montgeron (Essonne), in the Île-de-France region of France. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

In Montgeron, south of Paris, the Château de Rottembourg is a country house reshaped over three centuries, now owned by the diocese of Évry-Corbeil-Essonnes after serving as a Carmelite convent for much of the twentieth century. Its oldest wing, facing the park, dates from the early eighteenth century, while the main façade reflects a late eighteenth century remodelling in a classical style. The estate is best known for the summer of 1876, when Claude Monet stayed there as a guest of the Hoschedé family and painted several views of the park and the house, works now held in major museums. The park, protected as a listed site, can only be visited on occasional open days.

What to know

The château belongs to the diocese of Évry-Corbeil-Essonnes and currently houses administrative offices and a retirement home for priests, with nuns also living on site.
The building is not run as a museum and has no regular visiting hours.
The park, a listed site since 1982, can be seen during occasional open days, notably during the Journées européennes du patrimoine in September.
The four paintings Monet made in the park in 1876 are not kept on site but in museums such as the Musée d'Orsay in Paris or the Hermitage in Saint Petersburg.
Access is from the Avenue de la République, where a war memorial still stands near the entrance to the estate.

Where this château is

Montgeron · Essonne · Île-de-France

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Can visitors go inside the Château de Rottembourg?: No, the building houses diocesan offices and a retirement home for priests, so it is not open to visitors except on occasional special days.
Why is the château linked to Monet?: Claude Monet stayed there in 1876 as a guest of Ernest and Alice Hoschedé and painted four decorative works showing the park and the house, now held in various museums.
Where does the château's name come from?: It comes from General Henri Rottembourg, owner of the estate from 1823, who funded the building of Montgeron's church and school.
Is the park open to the public?: The park has been a listed site since 1982 and can only be visited during occasional open days, such as European Heritage Days.
Has the château always been privately owned?: No, after serving as a country residence and then a Carmelite convent from 1922 to 1988, it has since belonged to the diocese of Évry-Corbeil-Essonnes.