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Écouen / France

Écouen is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 18.4 km from the center of Paris. The 19th-century poet and playwright Pierre-Joseph Charrin died in Écouen. The artist Louis Théophile Hingre lived and worked in Écouen.Écouen houses the Château d'Écouen, home of the Montmorency family. This château, built during the Renaissance, houses the Musée national de la Renaissance, the largest Renaissance museum in France.

Château d'Écouen

Écouen / France

The Château d'Écouen is an historic château in the commune of Écouen, some 20 km north of Paris, France, and a notable example of French Renaissance architecture. Since 1975, it has housed the collections of the Musée national de la Renaissance .The château was built between 1539 and 1555 for Anne de Montmorency, the Connétable de France or Grand Constable, chief minister and commander of the French army for King Francois I, and later for Henri II. It contains important collections of paintings, sculptures, ceramics, stained glass, furniture, textiles and other arts of the French Renaissance.