[1] It initially served as the official residence of the governor of Cochinchina and then various high-ranking military leaders of the same area, which led to the building gaining the alternative moniker (la) résidence de France.
[2] Relations between the countries were rocky due to French recognition of North Vietnam and other allegations of supporting communist forces as part of a policy of reconciliation, leading to a series of student protests at the embassy throughout the fall of 1963.
[4] As relations worsened, another protest occurred in July 1964 and involved 200 student demonstrators who destroyed furniture the equipment.
[5] Finally, in 1965, Nguyễn Cao Kỳ suspended relations and expelled the embassy, although ties were reportedly maintained at the consulate level.
[1][3] As part of the European Heritage Days program, the consulate annually holds tours for the public; in a 2019 article, Tuổi Trẻ noted the important place the consulate held as an example of French colonial architecture, the 19th-20th century Vietnamese "rare antiques and paintings" curated inside, and the botanical significance of the consulate grounds, which are the largest private park in the city.