# Laffitte — Les Misérables character guide

> Laffitte in Les Misérables by Victor Hugo.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** M. Laffitte

**First appearance:** 0049-iii-sums-deposited-with-laffitte

## Who they are

The banker who holds Jean Valjean's fortune.

## In the story

### [Madeleine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/ii-madeleine)

Mentioned as the banker with whom Madeleine has deposited 630,000 francs.

### [II: Madeleine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/ii-madeleine)

Mentioned as the banker with whom Father Madeleine deposited 630,000 francs in 1820.

### [Number 24,601 Becomes Number 9,430](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/i-number-24-601-becomes-number-9-430)

Banker with whom Valjean deposited a large sum of money.

### [Number 24,601 Becomes Number 9,430](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/i-number-24-601-becomes-number-9-430)

Banker with whom Valjean had deposited over half a million francs.

### [V: Deposit Your Money in a Forest Rather Than with a Notary](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/v-deposit-your-money-in-a-forest-rather-than-with-a-notary)

The banker from whom Jean Valjean withdrew the sum earned at Montreuil-sur-Mer.

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