House 'Chanson d’Eve'
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The white house on the Vieille Route de France played an important role in the career of Ghent-born poet Charles Van Lerberghe. He came to Bouillon for peace and inspiration, and it was here that he wrote his masterpiece La Chanson d’Ève, published in Paris in 1904.
Van Lerberghe first stayed in the house in 1899, from early June to mid-October. It was a period of exploration. He lived in a simple white house in the La Ramonette district, with an extraordinary view of the Semois.
After traveling to cultural capitals like London, Rome, and Venice, he returned in 1902 to that same house, where he wrote thousands of verses in quiet solitude.
The house was later named Chanson d’Ève in his honor, and a commemorative granite plaque was installed along the roadside.
