The new O Château residence has known many names: Hôtel du Vin, Hôtel Dupin… and now O Château!

Built in the mid 17th century, number 68 rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau has a strong presence in French literary history. Not only is it located on a street named after one of the most important French thinkers and writers of the time, but throughout its lifetime, it has welcomed many others through its doors.

The building was originally built in the 1640s by Nicolas Ladvocat. It was modified throughout the 18th and 19th centuries and, at the height of its glory, this private residence was a bustling hub of Parisian society, filled with dukes, ambassadors, princesses, countesses and all variety of important thinkers and writers of the time.

Its societal importance was largely due to its purchase by the great-grandfather of George Sand–pseudonym for Amantine Aurore Lucile Dupin–whose family name was entwined with this building for years: the Hôtel Dupin. Jean-Jacques Rousseau himself frequented the residence and the Dupin family in the 18th century, and the sundial you will find inside the small courtyard was used by Rousseau himself when he visited this building.

These men and women often gathered in this space to eat, drink and talk together, so what better way to honor their memory and contributions to French history by bringing this space back to its original splendor with O Chateau!

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