Coco Chanel

Place Gabrielle-Chanel, in Deauville

Place Gabrielle-Chanel pays tribute to the famous couturier, who opened in Deauville one of her first boutiques. The Deauville audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this place linked to the history of fashion and the destiny of Coco Chanel.

Where it all began for Coco Chanel

It is in Deauville that it all began for Gabrielle Chanel, known as Coco Chanel. The couturier opened there, at the beginning of the twentieth century, one of her first boutiques, in this resort then prized by high society. She launched there a new fashion, more free and comfortable, inspired by sport and seaside life, which revolutionised the feminine silhouette and made her renown. The square that today bears her name celebrates this link between Deauville and the birth of a style become legendary. It is a place of memory of the history of fashion and elegance.

What to see

Here you evoke, on the square that bears her name, the memory of Coco Chanel, who opened in Deauville one of her first boutiques and launched there a new, more free fashion. Place Gabrielle-Chanel celebrates the link of the resort with the history of fashion. It is a stop for those curious about history and fashion, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

Place Gabrielle-Chanel lies in the heart of Deauville, reachable on foot. It is a public space open at all times, freely accessible; the shops around have their own hours. You discover it during a walk in the centre of the resort.

What is the link between Coco Chanel and Deauville?

It is in Deauville that Coco Chanel opened one of her first boutiques, at the beginning of the twentieth century, and launched a new and more free fashion that made her renown; a square today bears her name.

Where is Place Gabrielle-Chanel?

In the heart of Deauville, in France.