Thanks to the sterling efforts of Monsieur Paul Metadier and his son Bernard-Paul, even those who have never heard of Balzac will enjoy Saché. This delightful, homely, house is almost as the novelist left it after his last visit in 1848.

November 11th is a public holiday in France. Schools, post offices, banks and businesses are closed. The day begins with a Mass in the ancient Church of Saint-Denis in memory of the victims of wars.