Located in the department of Hauts-de-Seine, in the Île-de-France, the city of Sceaux is one of the most famous in the region. It is located about ten kilometers from Paris, in the district of Antony, in the heart of Hurepoix. The city is also crossed by the south of Paris green corridor which includes part of the route via Turonensis, one of the ways of the pilgrimage to Saint Jacques de Compostela.
Sceaux is best known for its high concentration of green spaces, like its departmental park designed by Andre Le Notre himself to the personal domain of Colbert.
The Château de Sceaux is a grand country house in Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine, approximately 10 km (6 mi) from the center of Paris, France. Located in a park laid out by André Le Nôtre, visitors can tour the house, outbuildings and gardens.
The Petit Château operates as the Musée de l'Île-de-France, a museum of local history. The commune operates the site as Musée du Domaine départemental de Sceaux.
The former château was built for Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Louis XIV's minister of finance, who purchased the domaine in 1670. The present château, designed to evoke the style of Louis XIII, dates from the Second Empire. Some of Colbert's outbuildings remain, and the bones of the garden layout.
