Valmondois: history and sights
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Did you know?
Honoré Daumier, who spent his summers at Valmondois on Daubigny's advice, settled there permanently around 1865 thanks to a house that Corot is said to have helped him buy.
Anecdote
Daumier died at Valmondois in 1879; his bust, by Victor Geoffroy-Dechaume, stands in the Place Honoré-Daumier, near the town hall.
Around Valmondois
- Villa Daumier, 700 m away — The commune's painting museum, named after the caricaturist, with his statue in front.
- Place Honoré-Daumier et son buste, 500 m away — The town hall square where Geoffroy-Dechaume's bust of Daumier stands.
- Maison-atelier de Daubigny (Auvers-sur-Oise), 2100 m away — A 'Maison des Illustres' and historic monument at Auvers-sur-Oise, with its museum.