Champ Jacquet Houses

The houses of Champ-Jacquet, in Rennes

Place du Champ-Jacquet is famous for its tall half-timbered houses, among the most spectacular of Rennes. The Rennes audio-guided tour stops here to evoke these leaning façades, emblematic of old Rennes.

Tall half-timbered façades

Place du Champ-Jacquet is lined with half-timbered houses among the tallest and most remarkable of Rennes. These astonishing wooden façades, with several corbelled storeys, seem slightly leaning and testify to the architecture of the city before the great fire of 1720. In the centre of the square stands a statue. A picturesque and photogenic place, the Champ-Jacquet is one of the most charming and characteristic corners of old Rennes.

What to see

You admire the tall half-timbered houses with corbelled storeys, slightly leaning, among the most spectacular of Rennes, around the central statue. The houses of Champ-Jacquet are emblematic of old Rennes. It is a must-see and photogenic stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

Place du Champ-Jacquet lies in the heart of old Rennes, reachable on foot. It is a public space open at all times, freely accessible and on the level; you admire the façades from the square, the houses being private. You discover it during a walk in the historic centre.

Why are the houses of Champ-Jacquet remarkable?

For their tall corbelled half-timbered façades, slightly leaning, among the most spectacular of Rennes, prior to the great fire of 1720.

Where are the houses of Champ-Jacquet?

In the heart of old Rennes, in Brittany.