Château de Valençay

Welcome to the home of the Prince de Talleyrand.

In Valençay, you are entering the home of a great servant of the State. The Château de Valençay's collections of furniture, sculptures, paintings and precious objects give it the cachet of a home that is still inhabited.

Witness to the changing regimes that governed France during the Prince's lifetime, a variety of styles blend together to add to the charm of the place.

In the light from the vast windows, the Empire furniture impresses with its power, robustness and references to Napoleon's epic.

The elegance and grace of eighteenth-century furniture evoke the light-hearted, worldly spirit of aristocratic sociability that shaped the tastes and savoir-vivre of the grand seigneur that Talleyrand never ceased to be.