# Victor Hugo's house, Place des Vosges > Victor Hugo's house on Place des Vosges, 100 m from the hotel: the apartment where the writer lived from 1832 to 1848. Source: https://www.hotel-herse-dor.com/en/blog/victor-hugo-house-place-des-vosges Published: 2026-10-18 Updated: 2026-11-12 [Skip to content](#main) [**Herse d'Or** 3-star hotel · Paris Marais](https://www.hotel-herse-dor.com/en) [FR](https://www.hotel-herse-dor.com/blog/maison-de-victor-hugo-place-des-vosges) [Home](https://www.hotel-herse-dor.com/en) / Victor Hugo's house, Place des Vosges The Herse d’Or guide · 5 min read # Victor Hugo's house, Place des Vosges Victor Hugo lived for sixteen years in an apartment on Place des Vosges, 100 m from the hotel. Today it is a museum. ## Sixteen years on the oldest square in Paris In October 1832, Victor Hugo moved in with his wife Adèle to a 280 m² apartment on the second floor of a mansion on Place Royale, now [Place des Vosges](https://www.hotel-herse-dor.com/en/blog/place-des-vosges-guide). He lived there until 1848, sixteen years, at number 6 on the square, 100 m from Hôtel de la Herse d'Or. [![Victor Hugo's house on Place des Vosges](https://www.hotel-herse-dor.com/images/hd-p-hugo-1-800.webp)](https://www.hotel-herse-dor.com/images/hd-p-hugo-1-1200.webp) *Photo : Staroad.fr, [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maison_de_Victor_Hugo,_place_des_Vosges_%C3%A0_Paris.jpg)* ## From home to house-museum The house became a museum thanks to a major gift from Paul Meurice to the City of Paris, which allowed the premises to be bought. Today it is part of Paris Musées, the group of the City's museums. ## What you will see The route runs through the antechamber, the Chinese drawing room, a medieval-style dining room and the writer's bedroom, in interiors that show his taste for ornament. [![The Chinese drawing room in Victor Hugo's house](https://www.hotel-herse-dor.com/images/hd-p-hugo-2-800.webp)](https://www.hotel-herse-dor.com/images/hd-p-hugo-2-1200.webp) *Photo : Vassil, [CC0](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en), [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maison_de_Victor_Hugo_Salon_chinois_271220120_02.jpg)* [![The bedroom in Victor Hugo's house](https://www.hotel-herse-dor.com/images/hd-p-hugo-3-800.webp)](https://www.hotel-herse-dor.com/images/hd-p-hugo-3-1200.webp) *Photo : Vassil, [CC0](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en), [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maison_de_Victor_Hugo_Paris_27122012_Chambre.jpg)* ## Preparing your visit - Before or after, walk under the arcades of the square and around the central garden. - The [Carnavalet Museum](https://www.hotel-herse-dor.com/en/blog/carnavalet-museum-history-of-paris) is close by, on rue de Sévigné. - For another place of memory in the neighbourhood, see the [mansions and their courtyards](https://www.hotel-herse-dor.com/en/blog/mansions-and-courtyards-of-le-marais). ## Why Hôtel de la Herse d'Or is the best base to visit Victor Hugo's house Victor Hugo's house is on Place des Vosges, 100 m from the hotel: you walk there in a few minutes. From 20 rue Saint-Antoine, Bastille is 200 m away, Notre-Dame and the Louvre under 20 minutes on foot, and Bastille station (lines 1, 5 and 8) about 100 m away to go further. The front desk is open 24 hours a day. **Good to know.** Opening hours, prices and booking rules change: check the museum's official website before you go. ## Frequently asked questions **How long did Victor Hugo live on Place des Vosges?** Sixteen years, from 1832 to 1848, in a second-floor apartment. **How far is Victor Hugo's house from the hotel?** It is on Place des Vosges, 100 m from the hotel. [Book direct](https://sky-eu1.clock-software.com/spa/pms-wbe/#/hotel/12223) Book direct on our website for the best price. ## Also read - [Why stay in Le Marais, near Bastille](https://www.hotel-herse-dor.com/en/blog/why-stay-in-le-marais-near-bastille) - [Place des Vosges, the jewel of Le Marais](https://www.hotel-herse-dor.com/en/blog/place-des-vosges-guide) - [The best museums of Le Marais](https://www.hotel-herse-dor.com/en/blog/museums-in-le-marais) - [All blog articles](https://www.hotel-herse-dor.com/en/blog) Hôtel de la Herse d'Or 3-star hotel · Paris Marais 20 rue Saint-Antoine, 75004 Paris [+33 1 48 87 84 09](tel:+33148878409)[info@hotel-herse-dor.com](mailto:info@hotel-herse-dor.com) © 2026 Hôtel de la Herse d'Or · All rights reserved [Legal notice](https://www.hotel-herse-dor.com/en/legal-notice)[Privacy](https://www.hotel-herse-dor.com/en/privacy)[Terms](https://www.hotel-herse-dor.com/en/terms) [Book](https://sky-eu1.clock-software.com/spa/pms-wbe/#/hotel/12223) **