''Hameau'' (pl. ''hameaux'') is the French word for
hamlet (place)
A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. Its size relative to a Parish (administrative division), parish can depend on the administration and region. A hamlet may be considered to be a smaller settlement or subdiv ...
, a small settlement.
Hameau may also refer to:
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Hameau (garden feature)
The French landscape garden (french: jardin anglais, jardin à l'anglaise, jardin paysager, jardin pittoresque, jardin anglo-chinois) is a style of garden inspired by idealized romantic landscapes and the paintings of Hubert Robert, Claude Lorrain ...
, imitation hamlets built for aristocrats in the 18th century
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Hameau de Chantilly
The Hameau de Chantilly ('hamlet of Chantilly') is a folly in the park of the Château de Chantilly built in 1774 and consisting of seven rustic thatched cottages with luxurious interiors set in a garden.
Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé had his ar ...
, Château de Chantilly, 1774
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Hameau de la Reine
The Hameau de la Reine (, ''The Queen's Hamlet'') is a rustic retreat in the park of the Château de Versailles built for Marie Antoinette in 1783 near the Petit Trianon in Yvelines, France. It served as a private meeting place for the Queen and h ...
, Château de Versailles, 1783 (associated with Queen Marie-Antoinette)
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Hameau de Chantilly (Paris)
The Hameau de Chantilly ('hamlet of Chantilly') in Paris, France, Paris was a group of cottages in the gardens of the Élysée Palace in Paris constructed by Bathilde d'Orléans, Bathilde d'Orléans, Duchess of Bourbon in 1787 in imitation of the H ...
, Elysée Palace, Paris, 1792, later an entertainment venue
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