"Le Casel" de Château-Thierry "Le Casel" de Château-Thierry

Jules de Polignac

Jules de Polignac
Confectioner at the Court of France
Engraving by M.A. Alophe

The Confectioner - 17th century

The Confectioner - 17th century
Engraving by A.Bosse

The Confectioner - 17th century

The Confectioner - 17th century
Engraving by A.Bosse


Drawings above
Source: Gallica-Bnf

 

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Paris 1912 : Léon Hess receives the Gold Medal at the International Culinary Fair held Porte Maillot for his travel cake ‘Le Castel »

Château-Thierry : hometown of the poet Jean De La Fontaine;
The place where Léon Hess created his travel cake « Le Castel » when he settled in 1903.

 

The city of Fables and its Museums:

City of Château-Thierry City of Château-Thierry
Tourism in Château-thierry Tourism in Château-thierry
Museum Jean de la Fontaine Museum Jean de la Fontaine
Museum Hôtel Dieu Museum Hôtel Dieu
Association Museum Jean de la Fontaine Association Museum Jean de la Fontaine

Montmirail*: hometown of Léon Hess

Tourism in Montmirail

* the famous battle of Montmirail, on February 11 1814 during the France campaign. The French army of Napoleon is victorious over the Russian and Prussian troops.


Condé en Brie: the place where Léon Hess spent his childhood

Tourisme in Condé en Brie Tourist offices Condé-en-Brie
Château de Condé en Brie Castel Condé-en-Brie

Château-Thierry:

Capital of the western Champagne region

The official website for American Remembrance in South of Aisne