Château-Thierry: history and sights
Served by: Transilien P.
Did you know?
The town takes its name from the castle overlooking the Marne, built according to tradition around 720 by Charles Martel for the Merovingian king Theodoric IV.
Anecdote
The fabulist Jean de La Fontaine was born here on 8 July 1621; his birthplace is now a museum.
Around Château-Thierry
- Maison natale et musée Jean de La Fontaine, 900 m away — The house where the fabulist Jean de La Fontaine was born in 1621, now a museum.
- Château médiéval de Château-Thierry, 700 m away — The ruins of the fortress that dominates the town and the Marne.
- Monument américain de la côte 204, 5000 m away — An American memorial of 1930 recalling the 1918 fighting near Château-Thierry.