Château de Ferney-Voltaire

En un regard

Le château en bref

The Château de Voltaire is located in the commune of Ferney-Voltaire, in the Pays de Gex (Ain), on the border between France and Geneva, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. For twenty years the estate was the residence of François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, who bought it in 1758 and undertook transformation works. Classified as a monument historique since 1958, the château was acquired by the French State in 1999: its management was entrusted to the Centre des monuments nationaux, which opens it to the public throughout the year.