Château de Maisons
The Château de Maisons, designed by François Mansart from 1630 to 1651, is a prime example of French Baroque architecture and a reference point in the history of French architecture.Photo: Moonik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: château located in a northwestern suburb of Paris
- Also known as: “Chateau de Maisons”
- Roof shape: hipped
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Maisons-Laffitte station and Vieux moulin (Maisons-Laffitte).
Maisons-Laffitte station
Railway station
Photo: Clicsouris, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maisons-Laffitte station is a railway station in Maisons-Laffitte, a northwestern suburb of Paris, France. It is on the Paris–Le Havre railway. The rer line A passes through the station. Maisons-Laffitte station is situated 700 metres west of Château de Maisons.
Vieux moulin (Maisons-Laffitte)
Ruins
Photo: Moonik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vieux moulin (Maisons-Laffitte) is a ruins, which is situated 410 metres south of Château de Maisons.
Town hall of Maisons-Laffitte
Town hall
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Town hall of Maisons-Laffitte is situated 670 metres west of Château de Maisons.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sartrouville and Le Mesnil-le-Roi.
Sartrouville
Town
Photo: BernardM, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Sartrouville is a commune in the Yvelines department, Île-de-France, north central France. it is located in the north-western suburbs of Paris, 17.1 km from the center of Paris.
Le Mesnil-le-Roi
Village
Photo: Spedona, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Mesnil-le-Roi is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is about 3.5 km from Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
La Frette-sur-Seine
Village
Photo: Jean-no, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Frette-sur-Seine is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. La Frette-sur-Seine is situated 3½ km northeast of Château de Maisons.
Château de Maisons
- Categories: château, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Maisons-Laffitte, Arrondissement of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.94722° or 48° 56′ 50″ northLongitude
2.15378° or 2° 9′ 14″ eastHeight
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
8FW4W5W3+VGOpenStreetMap ID
way 132448888OpenStreetMap feature
building=castleOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=hippedOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q2092716
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Vietnamese—“Château de Maisons” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Mezon-Laffit sarayı”
- Chechen: “Мэзон-Лаффит”
- Chinese: “迈松拉菲特城堡”
- Chinese: “邁松拉菲特城堡”
- Dutch: “Kasteel van Maisons-Laffitte”
- Finnish: “Château de Maisons-Laffitte”
- French: “château de Maisons-Laffitte”
- French: “château de Maisons”
- French: “Château de Maisons”
- German: “Château de Maisons-Laffitte”
- German: “Schloss Maisons-Laffitte”
- Greek: “Κάστρο του Μαιζόν-Λαφίτ”
- Greek: “Κάστρο του Μαιζόν”
- Hebrew: “שאטו דה מזו”
- Irish: “château de Maisons”
- Italian: “Castello di Maisons-Laffitte”
- Italian: “Castello di Maisons”
- Italian: “Château de Maisons-Laffitte”
- Italian: “Château de Maisons”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Maisons-Laffitte”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Maisons”
- Portuguese: “Château de Maisons-Laffitte”
- Portuguese: “Château de Maisons”
- Portuguese: “Palácio de Maisons-Laffitte”
- Portuguese: “Palácio de Maisons”
- Russian: “Мезон-Лафит”
- Russian: “Мезон-Лаффит”
- Russian: “Мэзон-Лаффит”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Dvorac Maisons”
- Slovenian: “château de Maisons”
- Slovenian: “grad Maisons-Laffitte”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Maisons-Laffitte”
- Turkish: “Maisons Şatosu”
- Ukrainian: “Палац Мезон-Лафіт”
- Vietnamese: “Château de Maisons-Laffitte”
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