Maison Montalivet

This house, located at number 35 Farnerie Street, is behind the theater of Valence. It is the old Montalivet private family home. Jean-Pierre de Montalivet, dubbed simply Montalivet, lived in Valence for a short period of time, before becoming interior minister to Napoleon Bonaparte, between 1809 and 1814. At this time, the French empire was twice the size of France today, and it was a very important position where Montalivet developed transport and communication routes, and participated in the renovation of Paris. The Arc de Triomphe is an example of that. The house where he lived in Valence was visited by Napoleon Bonaparte repeatedly.