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"Zis is nothing. At ze Palace of Beauxbatons, we 'ave ice sculptures all around ze dining chamber at Chreestmas. Zey do not melt, of course...zey are like 'uge statues of diamond, glittering around ze place. And ze food is superb. And we 'ave choirs of wood nymphs, 'oo serenade us as we eat. We 'ave none of zis ugly armour in ze 'alls, and eef a poltergeist ever entaired into Beauxbatons, 'e would be expelled like zat."
Fleur Delacour criticising the Hogwarts Christmas decorations in the Great Hall to Roger Davies at the Yule Ball[src]

The Palace of Beauxbatons was a palace located in the Pyrenees in the south of France.[1] It was home to the Beauxbatons Academy of Magic, and for that reason its whereabouts were kept hidden and protected so as not to reveal the academy's secrets to other schools. The palace's location was presumably entrusted to the Headmaster or Headmistress, which was Madame Olympe Maxime during the 1990s.

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Beauxbatons Quidditch Pitch QC

A view of the palace and the grounds

The Palace of Beauxbatons was built in around the 13th century in the south of France, in the Pyrenees. It was surrounded by formal gardens and lawns created out of the mountainous landscape by magic.[1] At Christmas time, the Dining Chamber was adorned and decorated with huge, beautiful ice-sculptures which didn't melt, and the students eating in the hall were serenaded by choirs of wood nymphs.[2] The palace was also under the protection of Unplottability, which protected it from Non-Magiques and rival schools.

Beauxbatons Quidditch pitch

The school Quidditch pitch stands

In the Beauxbatons park stood the Nicolas and Perenelle Flamel Fountain, which was believed to hold healing and beautifying powers. It was built to honour Nicolas and Perenelle Flamel, who part-funded the castle and grounds.[1] The school had its own Quidditch pitch.[3]

Behind the scenes[]

  • J. K. Rowling had previously stated that Beauxbatons was located near the city of Cannes.[4] Pottermore, however, retcons this, instead placing its location in the Pyrenees.

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