Charles de Gaulle Birthplace
Maison natale de Charles de Gaulle
The maternal grandparents' home where Charles de Gaulle was born in 1890, restored to show the interior of a 19th-century bourgeois family, with a multimedia display on his life.
The house at 9 Rue de la Reine in the northern part of the Old Town belonged to de Gaulle's maternal grandparents, who also ran a factory there. Charles de Gaulle was born here on 22 November 1890. The restored rooms recreate everyday life in a northern bourgeois family of the period, and a separate multimedia gallery covers his life. In the back courtyard stands a DS, the presidential car of the 1960s. Admission is about €8. It is often closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, so check the official website for hours. It is about a 10-minute walk from the cathedral.
Opening hours
About Wed–Sun 10:00–18:00 (check official website)
Nearby sights
- Hospice Comtesse Museum
- Vieux-Lille
- Lille Cathedral (Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille)
- Maison Méert
- Grand Place (Place du Général-de-Gaulle)
- Vieille Bourse
- Opéra de Lille
- Palais Rihour & Place Rihour