Previously, the museum was the home of Charles de Gaulle's maternal grandparents, where he was born in 1890.

[1] Property of the Charles-de-Gaulle Foundation, the house is currently managed by the Departmental Council of Nord.

Opened to the public in 1983, it has been classified as a monument historique since 1989 and obtained the Maisons des Illustres label in 2011.

[2] Located at 9 rue Princesse, in the Old Lille district, the museum welcomes between 19,000 and 20,000 visitors each year.

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