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Chalet "Clermont-Tonnerre"

Historic site and monument, Historic patrimony, House, Historic district, 19th C in Vichy

  • In 1863, Napoleon III's executive officer, the Comte de Clermont-Tonnerre, commissioned a chalet in the same architectural vein as the imperial villas.

  • This was where the security service was housed. Some sources indicate that an underground gallery connected it to the Marie-Louise and Emperor's chalets for the passage of ready-made meals. It is logical to assume that this was also a discreet way for the security service to keep an eye on Napoleon III. The King of the Belgians, Leopold I, stayed here in 1864. A small neo-Gothic pavilion was added in 1905. Built by architect André Blanc for Doctor Henri de Labaudie, it was intended as a...
    This was where the security service was housed. Some sources indicate that an underground gallery connected it to the Marie-Louise and Emperor's chalets for the passage of ready-made meals. It is logical to assume that this was also a discreet way for the security service to keep an eye on Napoleon III. The King of the Belgians, Leopold I, stayed here in 1864. A small neo-Gothic pavilion was added in 1905. Built by architect André Blanc for Doctor Henri de Labaudie, it was intended as a bachelor pad for his son. The carved name of this cottage can be seen on one of the pillars of the enclosure overlooking the street.
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