Ecouen is located in de department of Val D’Oise in the region of Ile-de-France.
By public transport
Gare du Nord line H in 25 minutes towards Persan-Beaumont / Luzarches via Monsoult
Écouen-Ézanville station stop
Then bus 269, direction Garges-Sarcelles (5 min)
Stop at Mairie/Ch âteau
The Château d’Écouen is an historic castle in the commune of Écouen and is a exemple of French Renaissance architecture. Since 1975, it has housed the collections of the National Museum of the Renaissance
The château was built between 1539 and 1555 for Anne de Montmorency.
The Chapel
Orgue
The rooms and gallery of Psyché.
King Henry II’s bedchamber
Part of a glass window collection.
The windows come from various locations, including the Sainte Chapelle in Vincennes
Statuette of Daphné by Wenzel Jamnitzer (1569-76). Gilded silver and coral.
