Sceaux

Sceaux ) is a commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.7 km from the centre of Paris. In 2019, Sceaux had a population of 20,004.Sceaux is famous for the Château de Sceaux, set in its large park , designed by André Le Nôtre, measuring 2 km2 . The original château was transformed into a School of Agriculture during the Revolution and lost much of its luster. It was demolished at the beginning of the 19th century following its sale by the then French government. Sceaux castle was originally built by Jean-Baptiste Colbert, the minister of finance to Louis XIV and purchased by Louis' illegitimate son, the Duke of Maine in 1699. His duchesse held court in a glittering salon at Sceaux in the first decades of the eighteenth century.

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