Hôtel Matignon
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stately palace in Paris, office of the prime minister
Key facts
- Type
- Hôtel particulier
- Architectural style
- Baroque
- Location
- 57 Rue de Varenne , 7th arrondissement of Paris , France
- Current tenants
- Sébastien Lecornu ( Prime Minister of France )
- Architect
- Jean Courtonne
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- palace
- Named after
- Matignon
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin
- Location
- Paris
- Official website
- www.info.gouv.fr/premier-ministre
- Image
- Matignon gala.jpg
- Has use
- official residence
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- commissioned by
- Christian Louis de Montmorency-Luxembourg
- located on street
- rue de Varenne
- Commons category
- Hôtel de Matignon
- architectural style
- baroque architecture
- inception
- 1722-00-00
- postal code
- 75007
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Encyclopedic overview
The Hôtel Matignon (French: Hôtel de Matignon, pronounced [otɛl d(ə) matiɲɔ̃]) is the official residence of the Prime Minister of France. It is located in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, at 57 Rue de Varenne. The name Matignon is often used as a metonym for the governmental action of the prime minister.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hôtel Matignon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.