Maison Jean Monnet - Bazoches-sur-Guyonne (Les Yvelines), France
N 48° 46.221 E 001° 51.143
31U E 415675 N 5402562
[FR] La maison de Jean Monnet est la résidence dans laquelle a vécu Jean Monnet de 1945 jusqu'à sa mort en 1979. [EN] The Jean Monnet House became Jean Monnet’s property in 1945 upon his return to France after living abroad.
Waymark Code: WMWVPG
Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 10/18/2017
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[FR] Située rue du Vieux Pressoir, dans le hameau de Houjarray sur la commune de Bazoches-sur-Guyonne, non loin de Montfort-l'Amaury, cette ancienne ferme a été transformée en musée ouvert au public tous les jours. Les visites en sont gratuites.
La maison a été cédée par la veuve de Jean Monnet au Parlement européen en 1982. Celui-ci en a concédé la gestion par convention en 1990 à l'Association Jean Monnet dont la mission est de préserver et transmettre la mémoire et l'œuvre de l'homme d'État.
[EN] This house is located near Montfort-l'Amaury, 27 miles west of Paris. Monnet purchased the property in 1945, and spent the rest of his life with the farmhouse as his and his wife's primary residence. Monnet spent much of his time thinking and writing on the future of Europe, or taking long walks in the garden and forest surrounding his home.
In April 1950, Jean Monnet, Robert Schuman, and several other "founding fathers of Europe" drafted the May 1950 Declaration, which Schuman would present as a proposal for the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC). This declaration created the foundation for the development of the European Community.
Jean Monnet died at his home in Houjarray on 16 March 1979.
In 1982, the European Parliament considered that the Monnet House was a common heritage of Europeans. The Parliament bought the house, restored it and later asked the Jean Monnet Association to recreate the house as it was during Monnet's life, as well as to handle administration and events.
Blue Plaque managing agency: Ministère de la Culture
Individual Recognized: Jean Monnet
Physical Address:
7 chemin du Vieux Pressoir
Bazoches-sur-Guyonne, France
Web Address: [Web Link]
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