Fougères, a City of Literary Inspiration

During this tour, you have already discovered some of the most charming aspects of the city.

Medieval ramparts, an Italian-style theatre, Belle Époque factories and elegant private mansions all reveal the many faces of this thousand-year-old city.

These landscapes have inspired some of the greatest names in literature.

Honoré de Balzac set his novel Les Chouans in Fougères.
Victor Hugo drew inspiration from the Melusine Tower of the castle for his novel Ninety-Three.
And François-René de Chateaubriand often stayed here with his sisters, who lived in the upper town.

Many others later found inspiration in Fougères as well, including Jean Guéhenno, Julien Gracq, Juliette Drouet, and even Lawrence of Arabia.