Palais Jacques Cœur｜Patrick Tournebœuf-Tendance floue, Centre des monuments nationaux
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Pass Privilège price at the Palais Jacques Cœur: €6 instead of €7.50 for the full-price visit, and €12 instead of €14 for the combined ticket with the Crypt of Bourges Cathedral (prices during construction work).
Full: €9
During restoration work on the Tour de la Chaussée (closed atrium, treasure room and aldermen’s room) – duration 16 months from February 2025: €7.50
Reduced admission: €7.50
Free admission: children under 18 (accompanied by an adult), 18-25 EU citizens and/or residents, jobseekers, holders of the Education Pass, recipients of minimum social benefits, disabled persons, during the European Heritage Days (3rd weekend in September) and on the 1st Sunday of the month (January 1 to March 31 and November 1 to December 31).
Combined ticket for Palais Jacques Cœur and Bourges Cathedral Crypt: €14
During works: €12
Self-guided or guided tour: €7.50
During construction: €6
Combined group ticket for Palais Jacques Cœur and Bourges Cathedral Crypt (20 paying adults or more, or any person coming with a tourism professional with no minimum number of visitors): €12
During construction: €8
Guided tour: 1 hour, registration at the entrance, no advance booking required. Last access to monument 45 min before closing time. Closed on January 1, May 1, November 1 and 11, and December 25.
From April 1st to April 30th
Open house: 10am – 12:15pm and 2pm – 5:45pm
Guided tours: 10:30 am; 2:30 pm; 3:30 pm; 4:15 pm
May 2nd to June 30th
Open house: 9:30am – 12:15pm and 2pm – 6:15pm
Guided tour: 10:30 am; 2:30 pm; 3:30 pm; 4:45 pm
From July 1st to August 31st
Open house: 10am – 12:45pm and 2pm – 6:15pm
Guided tour: 10:15 am; 11:15 am; 2:30 pm; 3:30 pm; 4:45 pm
From September 1st to 30th
Open house: 10am – 12:15pm and 2pm – 5:45pm
Guided tour: 10:30 am; 2:30 pm; 3:30 pm; 4:15 pm
October 1st to March 31st
Open house: 9:30am – 12:15pm and 2pm – 5:15pm
Guided tour: 10:30 am; 2:30 pm; 3:45 pm
APRIL
From April 1st to April 30th
Open house: 10am – 12:15pm and 2pm – 5:45pm
Guided tour: 10:30 am; 2:30 pm; 3:30 pm; 4:15 pm
MAY – JUNE
May 2 to June 30
Open house: 9:30am – 12:15pm and 2pm – 6:15pm
Guided tour: 10:30 am; 2:30 pm; 3:30 pm; 4:45 pm
JULY – AUGUST
From July 1st to August 31st
Open house: 10am – 12:45pm and 2pm – 6:15pm
Guided tour: 10:15 am; 11:15 am; 2:30 pm; 3:30 pm; 4:45 pm
SEPTEMBER
September 1st to 30th
Open house: 10am – 12:15pm and 2pm – 5:45pm
Guided tour: 10:30 am; 2:30 pm; 3:30 pm; 4:15 pm
OCTOBER – MARCH
From October 1st to March 31st
Open house: 9:30am – 12:15pm and 2pm – 5:15pm
Guided tour: 10:30 am; 2:30 pm; 3:45 pm
Closed on January 1, May 1, November 1 and 11, and December 25.
By car: A10 from Paris, then A71 direction Bourges, exit number 7. Bourges Cathedral is located in the heart of Bourges’ historic city center.
By bike: the city of Bourges offers a wide range of facilities and services for comfortable cycling.
By train: the station is within walking distance (1.8 km).
A 71, exit 7 – GPS 47.08 – 2.39
Strollers not permitted in the palace (to be deposited in the courtyard gallery).
Large backpacks and wheeled suitcases not permitted (no lockers).
Cash, credit card, cheque, Culture cheque, vacation cheque (ANCV), Lire cheque (in store only).
No dogs allowed.
Visitors welcome in French and English.
Audioguide in 4 languages (French, English, German, Spanish) for 1? hours at €3.
Visit documents are available free of charge at the monument reception desk, in 7 languages (French, English, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Japanese).
(click here to buy your Pass and benefit from reduced fares)
Admission to the monument is free for disabled people and their companions, on presentation of valid proof (Mobility and Inclusion card for the French public issued by the CDAPH, or foreign equivalent).
Adapted visitor itineraries: whether they come as individuals or in pre-constituted groups, for a self-guided or supervised visit, visitors with disabilities can be offered a dedicated service tailored to their needs, depending on their disability and the facilities available.
The “priority” inclusion mobility card (CMI) alone, and the parking card, do not entitle visitors to free admission.
Reservations for disabled visitors
Viviane Lenoble
02 48 24 79 41 – viviane.lenoble@monuments-nationaux.fr
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Palais Jacques Cœur｜Patrick Müller, Centre des monuments nationauxAfter his ennoblement in 1441, Jacques Cœur chose to build his grand house on the ancient Gallo-Roman ramparts of the Biturige city, between the upper and lower towns, on an 8,000m² plot not far from his birthplace.
A former urban seigneury, the fiefdom of La Chaussée, the architectural complex, which took several years to build, was supported by a keep and organized around a central courtyard, with stables, reception rooms and private apartments. The courtyard was surrounded on the upper town side by galleries with arcades opening onto the paved courtyard.
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Palais Jacques Cœur｜Centre Des Monuments NationauxA passageway crosses the residence between the courtyard and the lower town. The layout of the private rooms, laid out in rows, is lined with a corridor, allowing servants to stroll through without disturbing the privacy of the master of the house and his family. Multiple staircases lead up to the rooms. With its kitchens, steam rooms and latrines, this grand house is equipped with every comfort.
On the street side, above the porch for horse-drawn carriages, the private chapel is adorned on both sides, street and courtyard, with a canopy housing an equestrian statue of the king. Above this, large Gothic windows, pierced with two hearts supporting a fleur-de-lis, flood the upstairs chapel with light.
Confiscated from Jacques Coeur following his trial, it was returned to his family a few years later. Sold to the Colbert family in the 17th century, it later became the Hôtel des échevins.
During the French Revolution, the property was sold as Biens Nationaux.
In the 19th century, part of the building was used as a courthouse.
The town then sold it to the State, and it is now managed by the Centre des Monuments Nationaux.
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