Lambinet Museum - - Exhibition: ‘If Saint-Louis Were to Tell Me Its Story’: Stories, big and small, from a neighbourhood

From Wednesday 01 April to Sunday 12 July 2026

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

12:00 to 19:00

Saturday, Sunday

10:00 to 19:00

Location : Musée Lambinet

Destination

54 boulevard de la Reine

78000

Versailles

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Latitude : 48.808966

Longitude : 2.130624

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Musée Lambinet

Phone : +33 1 30 97 28 75

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Musée Lambinet

54 boulevard de la Reine

78000

Versailles

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Presentation

The Versailles Municipal Archives have dedicated their new exhibition to the history of the Saint-Louis district, one of the city’s oldest and most iconic neighbourhoods.

The Versailles Municipal Archives have dedicated their new exhibition to the history of the Saint-Louis district, one of the oldest and most iconic in the city.

Established in the 17th and 18th centuries, this district is the result of a profound transformation of the area surrounding the palace, where the old village of Versailles gradually disappeared to make way for a new town.

Through old maps and remarkable documents, the exhibition traces the neighbourhood’s origins and development, from the first dwellings to the urbanisation of the Parc-aux-Cerfs, which completed the expansion of Versailles following the creation of the Notre-Dame neighbourhood. It also highlights key sites such as Saint-Louis Cathedral, the establishment of whose parish in 1730 marked the neighbourhood’s official birth, the Carrés Saint-Louis, and the Salle du Jeu de Paume.

Finally, the exhibition explores the neighbourhood’s evolution from the French Revolution to the early 20th century, addressing themes such as the military presence, cultural life and education.