Auguste Comte’s House

Near Odéon, Auguste Comte’s House is the apartment where the philosopher, founder of positivism, lived from 1841 until his death in 1857. His followers preserved the rooms with their furniture, his books and his personal belongings. The apartment has been a listed historic monument since 1928. It is open two afternoons a week, at 10 rue Monsieur-le-Prince in the 6th arrondissement.

Highlights

The drawing room

The room has kept its nineteenth-century furniture, red armchairs and clock under a glass dome. Portraits recall Clotilde de Vaux, the woman Comte loved and whose mementoes he kept.

The study

Comte wrote part of his work here, surrounded by his books. Look at the glass-fronted bookcase and the mahogany furniture from the philosopher’s time.

The bedroom

The bed with yellow curtains, the washstand and the jug evoke the philosopher’s daily life. Comte died in this apartment on 5 September 1857.

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