Welcome to the Cité internationale de la langue française
Discover the Cité internationale de la langue française, a cultural place entirely dedicated to the French language and French-speaking cultures.
Cité internationale de la langue française - Château de Villers-Cotterêts
Cité internationale de la langue française - Château de Villers-Cotterêts
The Cité internationale de la langue française by Pierre-Olivier DeschampsCité internationale de la langue française - Château de Villers-Cotterêts
An extraordinary restoration project
The Cité internationale de la langue française opened its doors in November 2023 in the heart of the Château de Villers-Cotterêts in the Aisne, which has been completely restored.
A place steeped in history
The very place where François I signed one of his most famous acts: the Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts, by which French became the official language of administration and justice, also where Molière performed his censored Tartuffe in Paris, where Alexandre Dumas lived...
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Discover the Cité internationale de la langue française at Villers-Cotterêts in Aisne, 1 hour from Paris.
Lexical sky created by Ateliers Projectiles by Benjamin GavaudoCité internationale de la langue française - Château de Villers-Cotterêts
The French language in all its facets
A cultural place entirely dedicated to the French language and French-speaking cultures, the Cité aims to share and inspire as many people as possible with the love of a living language, reinvented by all those who speak it throughout the world.
A multidisciplinary space for all ages
Its 1200m² permanent tour, its rich cultural offer spread over temporary exhibition spaces, a performance hall, courtyards and a garden, its café, its bookshop, shared spaces for community activities and artists' studios...
The Cité from the forest of Retz by Yann MorelCité internationale de la langue française - Château de Villers-Cotterêts
Between city and forest
...make the Cité a multidisciplinary, local and international living space, open to all, in the heart of a unique green environment, the forest of Retz.
Extraordinary walks in the Parc de la CitéCité internationale de la langue française - Château de Villers-Cotterêts
A varied and accessible cultural offer
The Cité's programming is multidisciplinary and promotes the diversity of French-speaking cultures in all their forms of expression: literature, performing arts, visual arts and digital arts all have their place there.
A place of training and language learning for all
La Cité will house French training activities for trainers and for all learners, children, (young) adults, Francophones and allophones.
A place of everyday life
A café-tea room and a bookstore are accessible during the Cité's opening hours, for the inhabitants of Villers-Cotterêts and its surroundings as well as for visitors.
Learn more on the website of the Cité internationale de la langue française.
