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The Centre des monuments nationaux (CMN) (French, 'National monuments centre') is a French government body (
Établissement public à caractère administratif An Établissement public à caractère administratif (EPA; literally translating to "public establishment of an administrative nature") is, in France, a public law legal person with a certain administrative and financial autonomy to fulfil a missio ...
) which conserves, restores and manages historic buildings and sites that are the property of the
French state
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. It is run by the
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.
The CMN is responsible for the upkeep of around 85 monuments, ranging from the prehistoric megaliths at
Carnac
Carnac (; br, italic=no, Karnag, ) is a commune beside the Gulf of Morbihan on the south coast of Brittany in the Morbihan department in north-western France.
Its inhabitants are called ''Carnacois'' in French. Carnac is renowned for the C ...
, medieval fortifications such as the towers at
La Rochelle
La Rochelle (, , ; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''La Rochéle''; oc, La Rochèla ) is a city on the west coast of France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department. With ...
, and Renaissance châteaux such as
Azay-le-Rideau
Azay-le-Rideau () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
Château
The château of Azay-le-Rideau was built from 1515 to 1527, one of the earliest French Renaissance châteaux. Built on an island in the river Indre, it ...
, to
Le Corbusier
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's
Villa Savoye
Villa Savoye () is a modernist villa and gatelodge in Poissy, on the outskirts of Paris. It was designed by the Swiss- French architect Le Corbusier and his cousin Pierre Jeanneret, and built between 1928 and 1931 using reinforced concrete.Courla ...
. The CMN is also responsible for making these monuments accessible to the public, and promoting understanding of the heritage they represent through publishing books and guides, under the imprint ''Éditions du patrimoine''.
In 2008, the CMN sites had a total of nearly 8.5 million visitors.
The CMN had an annual budget of
€
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120 million in 2009, which was mainly derived from its own sales, as well as from donations and a subsidy from the Ministry of Culture. The organisation is based at the
Hôtel de Sully
The Hôtel de Sully is a Louis XIII style ''hôtel particulier'', or private mansion, located at 62 rue Saint-Antoine in the Le Marais, Marais, 4th arrondissement of Paris, IV arrondissement, Paris, France. Built at the beginning of the 17th centu ...
on rue Saint-Antoine in
Paris
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.
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List of monuments
References
External links
Official website
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Government agencies of France
Lists of buildings and structures in France
Historic sites in France
National heritage organizations