The Court of Auditors, a court, a town hall, the national assembly, a prefecture... the Heritage Days allow you to get to know our institutions better while visiting magnificent places.
Most often, civil servants themselves present the places where they work: a tour guided by the masters of the place and totally free!
Discover the prestigious or emblematic places near you.
These institutions will allow you to better understand the professions and the action of the state, the public authorities, the justice... you will be able for example to discover the reports and the professions of the Court of Auditors in Paris, visit the office and understand the missions of the prefect of Nièvre or Calvados, attend a concert in the commercial court of Salon de Provence, but also visit the European parliament in Strasbourg...
Check the map below for locations near you:
It is in Paris that we find the greatest concentration of places of power with the Ministries, Embassies, Elysée Palace and National Assembly, Constitutional Council, Senate... but throughout France the visit of Town Halls and Courts , Regional hotel, prefectures may well surprise you...
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Also search by theme to build a visit route:
1 - First openings: places taking part in the Days for the first time
2 - Exceptional openings: openings only during the day (or very rare)
3 - On reservation: visits in small numbers / a good way to avoid the queue
4 - Young audience / children: entertainment, workshops planned for families
5 - Places of power: Élysée Palace, National Assembly, courts... prestigious places.
6 - Guided tours: all places offering guided tours with a guide.
7 - Circuits / Routes: many circuits of visits are proposed to discover a city, a district... on a specific theme or not.