Millière mansion

The Millière House, in Dijon

The Millière House is a charming fifteenth-century residence, in old Dijon, near the Church of Notre-Dame. The Dijon audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this picturesque historic house, adorned with animals on its roof.

The historic house with the animals on the roof

The Millière House is one of the oldest and most picturesque residences of old Dijon. Built at the end of the fifteenth century, it is located in the historic district, near the Church of Notre-Dame and the famous rue de la Chouette. This fine old house, with a façade characteristic of the architecture of the era, mixing the stone and the timber framing, owes its charm to its picturesque roof, adorned with figures of animals: there you glimpse notably a cat and a stone owl, which watch the passers-by from the heights. These amusing details have contributed to its fame, and the house even appeared in the cinema. A witness of the merchant life and the architecture of medieval Dijon, the Millière House is a charming stop of the discovery of the old centre.

What to see

You admire the charming late fifteenth-century residence, with a façade mixing stone and timber framing, and above all its picturesque roof adorned with figures of animals, including a cat and a stone owl that watch the passers-by, near the Church of Notre-Dame and the rue de la Chouette. The Millière House is a charming stop of old Dijon. It is a stop to be discovered, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Millière House lies in old Dijon, near the Church of Notre-Dame, reachable on foot. You admire its façade and the roof from the street; it is a residence whose access follows its own uses. You discover it during a walk in the historic centre.

What is particular about the Millière House in Dijon?

This late fifteenth-century residence, with a façade of stone and timber framing, is adorned on its roof with figures of animals, including a cat and a stone owl that watch the passers-by; it even appeared in the cinema.

Where is the Millière House of Dijon?

In old Dijon, near the Church of Notre-Dame, in France.