Maison Natale de Charles de Gaulle

Lille


The upper-middle-class house in which Charles de Gaulle was born in 1890 is now a museum presenting the French general and president in the context of his times, with an emphasis on his connection to French Flanders. Displays include de Gaulle's baptismal robe and some evocative newsreels.


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