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The Balzac bookshop, gallery and café storefront with its terrace

Places,objects,stories.

Culture · Heritage · Art de vivre

Our activities

Three complementary fields, united by culture, character and the French art of living.

Hospitality management

Balzac Café & French Cultural Corner

We create and manage cafés where hospitality meets French culture through books, art, music, cinema and conversation.

Inside Balzac Café: guests at their tables, the drinks board and a pastry counter

Heritage

Balzac Antiques

We buy and sell rare books, cultural objects, art, watches, vintage fashion and iconic pieces selected for their history and character.

An antique Jules Verne book, a vintage watch and a travel trunk on a marble table

Real estate

Balzac Immobilier

An international collection of properties of character, chosen with a distinctly French sensibility, with discreet, personalised guidance.

A stone farmhouse of character in the snow, its windows lit at sunset

International franchise

Open a Balzac Café in your country.

Join the adventure and bring a French house to your city.

Someone holding a book outside the Balzac Café storefront and its terrace

Our vision

Passing on what matters.

Beauty, culture and heritage create lasting bonds between people and places.

  • Culture

    Ideas thatbring people together.

  • Heritage

    Objects and placesthat stand the test of time.

  • Art de vivre

    A certain ideaof the beautiful and the good.

  • International

    Here today,elsewhere tomorrow.