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Birth House of Victor Hugo in Besancon (Doubs)

“Only one slave on Earth is enough to dishonour the freedom of all men. So the abolition of slavery is, at this hour, the supreme goal of the thinkers.”
Victor Hugo, letter to Octave Giraud, 17 January 1862

Maison Victor Hugo © Jean-Charles Sexe/Ville de Besançon

Victor Hugo was born on 26 February 1802 in Besancon, where his father, a military man, was in garrison. It is in this historic house that the city of Besançon has arranged since 2013 a journey through the various commitments of Victor Hugo: for freedom of expression, for compulsory free education, for women's rights, against the death penalty, against misery, and of course against slavery.

Maison Victor Hugo
140 Grande rue
25000 Besançon
03 81 41 53 65 or 03 81 87 85 35
Email: secretariat.maisonsdesecrivains@besancon.fr
Website: https://maisonvictorhugo.besancon.fr

Office de Tourisme de Besançon
2 place de la 1ère Armée française
25000 Besançon
Phone: 03 81 80 92 55
Email: info@besancon-tourisme.com
Website: http://www.besancon-tourisme.com