Simenon : Place Saint Lambert - Palace of the Prince - Bishops

Simenon bought his first pipe at the Grand Bazar at the age of 13 years. Before she married, his mother was a saleswoman in the haberdashery departement at the Innovation store, which is today the head office of Fnac. This is where his parents met. The former Prince-Bishops' Palace today hosts the law courts and provincial palace. Whilst as a journalist George Sim often attended the law courts through his professional activities, he was also a diligent visitor in his spare time to consult Theodore Gobert, a historian who wrote Rue de Liège (Liège's street). In the mind of the novelist, the square is also Linked to the social upheavals and anarchist attacks that left a mark in his memory.