La Brède · Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Domaine connu sous le nom de Domaine de Montesquieu ou château de La Brède
Surrounded by a water-filled moat, the medieval fortress of the château de La Brède was the birthplace and refuge of Montesquieu, philosopher of the Enlightenment. Its library, the beating heart of the monument, was where L'Esprit des lois came into being.