By car : A10 from Paris, then A71 towards Bourges, exit number 7. Bourges Cathedral is located in the heart of the historic centre of Bourges. By bike : the city of Bourges has a number of facilities and services for comfortable access by bike. By train : the station is within walking distance (1.8 km). A 71, exit 7 – GPS 47.08 – 2.39

Instructions - Pushchair

Pushchairs are not permitted in the palace (please leave them in the gallery in the courtyard). Large rucksacks and wheeled suitcases are not permitted (no lockers).

Cash, bank card, cheque, Culture cheque, holiday cheque (ANCV), Lire cheque (in shop only).

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 and Japanese).

Reduced rates (on presentation of proof of entitlement)

With an SNCF Intercités ticket to Bourges Pass Privilège Jacques C&oelig;ur Privilege Pass price at the Palais Jacques C&oelig;ur: €7.50 instead of €9 for the full-price visit ( click here to buy your Pass and benefit from reduced rates)

Admission to the monument is free for disabled visitors and those accompanying them, on presentation of valid proof (valid Mobility and Inclusion card for French visitors issued by the CDAPH (or foreign equivalent)). Adapted visitor itineraries: whether they come as individuals or in pre-formed groups, for a self-guided or supervised visit, visitors with disabilities can be offered a dedicated and adapted service to meet 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 visitors with disabilities Viviane Lenoble 02 48 24 79 41 – viviane.lenoble@monuments-nationaux.fr Information on the Palais Jacques C&oelig;ur website

PALAIS JACQUES CŒUR The house of the great treasurer of Charles VII

Q: Annual opening times

OCTOBER TO MARCH 9.30am-12.15pm / 2pm-5.15pm APRIL AND SEPTEMBER 10am-12.15pm / 2pm-5.45pm 2 MAY TO 30 JUNE 9.30am-12.15pm / 2pm-6.15pm JULY AND AUGUST 10am – 6.15pm Open every day except 1st January, 1st May, 1st and 11th November and 25th December. Last admission to the monument 45 minutes before closing time.

This monument, commissioned by the treasurer of King Charles VII to welcome guests in style, is one of the finest examples of 15th-century civil architecture. Come and discover this incomparable residence of Jacques Cœur, for whom “Nothing is impossible to a valiant heart”!

Postal address: 10 bis rue Jacques Cœur 18000 Bourges
Telephone number: 02 48 24 79 42

Getting there

What you will like

The character of Jacques Cœur

His majestic home

Facades and rooms rich in ornamentation

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Privilege Pass

For one year, save over €100 on admission tickets and events at over 30 sites (châteaux, parks, gardens, museums, exhibitions, historic towns, etc.).

Privilege Pass price at the Palais Jacques Cœur: €7.50 instead of €9 for the full-price visit

Activities

Please note: restoration work on the causeway tower (closure of the attic, the treasure room and the aldermen’s chambers) – Until 30 April 2026 with specialrates.

Self-guided or guided tour

Admission

Full: €9
Reduced: €7.50
Privilege Pass: €7.50 (buy my Privilege Pass)
Audioguide: €3
Free admission: children under 18 (accompanied by an adult), 18 to 25 year-olds who are EU citizens and/or residents, jobseekers, holders of the Education Pass, people receiving minimum social benefits, people with disabilities, during the European Heritage Days (3rd weekend in September) and on the 1st Sunday of the month (from 1 January to 31 March and from 1 November to 31 December).
Combined ticket for the Palais Jacques Cœur and the Crypt of Bourges Cathedral: €14

Group visit (20 people)

Prices :

Self-guided or guided tour: €7.50
Combined group ticket for the Palais Jacques Cœur and the Crypt of Bourges Cathedral (from 20 paying adults or any person coming with a tourism professional with no minimum number of people): €12

Guided tour: 1 hour, registration at the entrance, no advance booking required.

Opening times

October to March :
9.30am-12.15pm / 2pm-5.15pm

April and September :
10am-12.15pm / 2pm-5.45pm

From 2 May to 30 June :
9.30am-12.15pm / 2pm-6.15pm

July and August :
10am – 6.15pm

Open every day except 1st January, 1st May, 1st and 11th November and 25th December.

Last admission to the monument 45 minutes before closing time.

Practical info

Annual opening times
OCTOBER TO MARCH
9.30am-12.15pm / 2pm-5.15pm
APRIL AND SEPTEMBER
10am-12.15pm / 2pm-5.45pm
2 MAY TO 30 JUNE
9.30am-12.15pm / 2pm-6.15pm
JULY AND AUGUST
10am – 6.15pm
Open every day except 1st January, 1st May, 1st and 11th November and 25th December.
Last admission to the monument 45 minutes before closing time.
Access and transport
By car: A10 from Paris, then A71 towards Bourges, exit number 7. Bourges Cathedral is located in the heart of the historic centre of Bourges.
By bike: the city of Bourges has a number of facilities and services for comfortable access by bike.
By train: the station is within walking distance (1.8 km).
A 71, exit 7 – GPS 47.08 – 2.39
Instructions - Pushchair
Pushchairs are not permitted in the palace (please leave them in the gallery in the courtyard).
Large rucksacks and wheeled suitcases are not permitted (no lockers).
Payment methods
Cash, bank card, cheque, Culture cheque, holiday cheque (ANCV), Lire cheque (in shop only).
Pets
No dogs allowed.
Host languages
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 and Japanese).
Reduced rates (on presentation of proof of entitlement)
- With an SNCF Intercités ticket to Bourges
- Pass Privilège Jacques Cœur
Privilege Pass price at the Palais Jacques Cœur: €7.50 instead of €9 for the full-price visit
(click here to buy your Pass and benefit from reduced rates)
PRM accessibility
Admission to the monument is free for disabled visitors and those accompanying them, on presentation of valid proof (valid Mobility and Inclusion card for French visitors issued by the CDAPH (or foreign equivalent)).
Adapted visitor itineraries: whether they come as individuals or in pre-formed groups, for a self-guided or supervised visit, visitors with disabilities can be offered a dedicated and adapted service to meet 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 visitors with disabilities
Viviane Lenoble
02 48 24 79 41 – [email protected]
Information on the Palais Jacques Cœur website

Photo gallery

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Palais Jacques Cœur｜Patrick Tournebœuf-Tendance floue, Centre des monuments nationaux
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Tourneboeuf, Patrick (1966-....)

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Palais Jacques Cœur｜Philippe Berthé, Centre des monuments nationaux

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Palais Jacques Cœur, Salle des festins｜Patrick Tournebœuf-Tendance floue, Centre des monuments nationaux

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Palais Jacques Cœur ｜Route Jacques Cœur

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Palais Jacques Cœur, Salle des combles｜Patrick Tournebœuf-Tendance floue, Centre des monuments nationaux

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Palais Jacques Cœur｜Patrick Müller, Centre des monuments nationaux

Find out more about the venue

The location in Bourges and the organisation of the Palais Jacques Cœur

To build his grand house from 1441, after his ennoblement, Jacques Cœur chose to place his building on the ancient Gallo-Roman ramparts of the biturige city, between the upper and lower towns, on an 8,000 m² plot of land 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 organised around a central courtyard, with stables, reception rooms and private flats. The courtyard was surrounded on the street side, in the upper town, by galleries with arcades opening onto the paved courtyard.

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Palais Jacques Cœur｜ Centre Des Monuments Nationaux

A passageway crosses the residence between the courtyard and the lower town. The layout of the private rooms, laid out in a row, is lined with a corridor, allowing the servants to wander around 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, the large house was 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 which large Gothic windows pierced with two hearts supporting a fleur-de-lis flood the upstairs chapel with light.

The Palais Jacques Cœur, a multi-purpose building

Confiscated from Jacques Cœur 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 Revolution, the property was sold off as national property.
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.