Museum · Paris · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Museum Maison de Balzac in Paris

Maison de Balzac is a museum in Paris, France. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 2 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 150 m you'll find a water point, a bench and a public toilet.

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The story

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Audio tour · Maison de Balzac

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You're standing outside the Maison de Balzac, at 47 Rue Raynouard, in the quiet residential district of Passy, not far from the Bois de Boulogne. Have a good look at it. It's a modest house, with a courtyard and a garden. Nothing here shouts that one of France's greatest novelists once lived inside. And that was exactly the point.

Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Opening hours and admission

Opening hours: Tue-Sun 10:00-18:00
Admission: Free
Visitors: 28,284 a year (2019)

Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.

Photos

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Facilities near Maison de Balzac

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.

Well-known points of interest nearby

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Field of Mars · 1.3 km

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Palace of Tokyo · 1.5 km

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Hôtel des Invalides · 2.3 km

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