# The Aître Saint-Maclou, the former charnel house

What to do en Rouen · Rouen

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/normandy/rouen/things-to-do/aitre-saint-maclou · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Desde: 7 € person
- Duración: 45 min
- Temporada: According to the tourist office's visit calendar
- Para quién: Teenagers and curious adults

Guided visit · 45 min · €7 · free for under-12s · carved skulls and a mummified cat

A courtyard surrounded by wooden galleries that was the charnel house of the parish of Saint-Maclou, in the time of the plague epidemics. The beams are carved with skulls, bones and figures from the dance of death, and a mummified cat found in a wall is kept in a display case. It is on Rue Martainville, one of the streets with the most half-timbered houses in the city.
The visit
The tourist office organises a 45-minute guided visit, in French, for €7; under-12s don't pay. It meets in the courtyard, at 186 Rue Martainville. It is accessible. In the same district is the church of Saint-Maclou, in flamboyant Gothic.

Lo organiza: Rouen Tourisme, desde 7 € person (https://www.visiterouen.com/offres/laitre-saint-maclou-un-joyau-rouennais-rouen-fr-4120700/)

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 49.44026, 1.09985

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## Preguntas frecuentes

### What is the Aître Saint-Maclou?
A former 16th-century charnel house with galleries decorated with macabre motifs.

### How much does the guided visit cost?
€7 per person; free for under-12s.

Destino: [Rouen](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/normandy/rouen.md)