Château de Voltaire
The Château de Voltaire is located in Ferney-Voltaire in France, close to the border with Switzerland and the city of Geneva. It was Voltaire's home between 1761 and 1778. It was listed as a historical monument in 1958 and acquired by the French State in 1999.Photo: Chateau de Voltaire, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
- Email: chateau-de-voltaire@monuments-nationaux.fr
- Type: Public building
- Description: Voltaire’s castle in Ferney-Voltaire (France)
- Also known as: “Château de Voltaire à Ferney-Voltaire” and “Voltaire’s château”
- Address: Allée du Château 1, Ferney-Voltaire, 01210
- Roof shape: hipped
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chapelle du château de Ferney-Voltaire and Cemetery of Ferney-Voltaire.
Cemetery of Ferney-Voltaire
Cemetery
Photo: RomanDeckert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cemetery of Ferney-Voltaire is situated 160 metres east of Château de Voltaire.
Église Réformée de Ferney-Voltaire
Church
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Réformée de Ferney-Voltaire is a church, which is situated 300 metres northeast of Château de Voltaire.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ferney-Voltaire and Prévessin-Moëns.
Ferney-Voltaire
Town
Photo: Patrub01, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ferney-Voltaire is a commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. It lies between the Jura Mountains and the Swiss border; it forms part of the metropolitan area of Geneva.
Prévessin-Moëns
Neighborhood
Photo: Patrub01, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Prévessin-Moëns is a commune in the Department of Ain, in France. It is located in the western suburbs of Geneva.
Ornex
Village
Photo: Pierre73, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ornex is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
Château de Voltaire
- Categories: château, castle, building, historic site, and government building
- Location: Ferney-Voltaire, Arrondissement of Gex, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.2574° or 46° 15′ 27″ northLongitude
6.1036° or 6° 6′ 13″ eastInception
1762Levels
3Operator
Centre des monuments nationauxOpen location code
8FR87443+XCOpenStreetMap ID
way 107469505OpenStreetMap feature
building=publicOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=hippedOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q2969210
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Château de Voltaire” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Ferney-Voltaire Castle”
- Esperanto: “Kastelo de Ferney-Voltaire”
- French: “Château de Ferney-Voltaire”
- French: “château de Voltaire”
- French: “Château de Voltaire”
- German: “Schloss Voltaire”
- German: “Schloss Voltaires”
- Irish: “château de Ferney-Voltaire”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Ferney-Voltaire”
- Slovenian: “château de Ferney-Voltaire”
- Slovenian: “grad Ferney-Voltaire”
- Turkish: “Ferney-Voltaire Kalesi”
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