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The white-rendered street front of Charles de Gaulle's birthplace on rue Princesse in Lille, with green shutters, tall arched windows and French flags over the doorway
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Birthplace of Charles de Gaulle

The Birthplace of Charles de Gaulle is the town house at 9 rue Princesse in Old Lille where the future general and president was born on 22 November 1890, in the home of his maternal grandparents. Opened as a museum in 1983, it shows rooms furnished as in the late 19th century and traces his family, childhood and career.

When to go

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Mon10:00–18:00
TueClosed
Wed10:00–18:00
Thu10:00–18:00
Fri10:00–18:00
Sat10:00–18:00
Sun10:00–18:00

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