The house of the writer Colette (1873-1954), located in Châtillon-Coligny (Loiret), was put on the market.

The owners have set the price at 130,000 euros.

In this village of nearly 1,900 inhabitants, Colette met her husband Henry Gauthier-Villars, a journalist and music critic known by the nickname “Willy”, recounts France 3 Center-Val-de-Loire.

The municipality interested in a possible buyout

Before leaving to live in Paris, Colette lived two years in Châtillon-Coligny from 1891. She was then 18 years old and had settled there with her parents, ruined, who had had to leave their property located about forty kilometers away. .

The town has reportedly expressed an interest in a possible buyout project.

The mythical place is particularly appreciated by fans of the woman of letters.

The residence also regularly hosted readings organized by the Colette, Sido and Châtillon association.

Colette is known to have been the second woman elected member of the Goncourt Academy, in 1945. She is also the second woman to have received a state funeral.

His most famous novels are

Gigi

,

Sido

 or 

Chéri

.

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