• Historical epic
  • Wedding hall
  • Haute-Loire hall
  • Philosophers lounge
  • Room native of Lafayette

Historic visit

"Chavaniac for me is a temple that reunites the objects that are sacred in my heart" Lafayette Welcome to Château de Chavaniac-Lafayette. Today Lafayette’s spirit and heart are more than ever present in his former home; where voices will take you back through time and lights will guide you to the heart of the castle: the bedroom where the Marquis was born on September 6, 1757. The walls tell the story of his life, his happy childhood in Chavaniac and his marriage to Adrienne (...)

Visit the park

Discover the Château de Chavaniac-Lafayette’s secret gardens... While exiting the castle, the park’s visit begins on a small terrace that is embellished by sculpted boxwood. Its balcony, shaded by linden trees, offers visitors an unobstructed view of the park. Surrounding it, laburnum, lilac, honeysuckle, hawthorn and mock orange flower abundantly among the colorful foliage of barberry trees, dogwood trees, smoke trees and bladder-senna. Nearby, the Coniferous Woods consisting of Norway (...)

Lafayette Memorial

FRENCH HEROES LAFAYETTE MEMORIAL FUND, Inc. The American people’s gratitude to France is actually quite extraordinary and noble since we can consider it as one of history’s great surprises. It has been nearly two and a half centuries since France recognized the independence of the United States and concluded a treaty of friendship with it. Since that time, both peoples have profoundly evolved, however the memory of the Franco-American fraternity remains as vivid today as if the events (...)