# Madame Cardot — Parisians in the Country character guide

> Madame Cardot in Parisians in the Country by Honoré de Balzac.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Cardot, The dreadful Madame Cardot, Maman Cardot

**First appearance:** 0002-story-ii-the-muse-of-the-department

## Who they are

A formidable provincial matriarch.

## Relationships

### [Dinah de la Baudraye](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/parisians_in_the_country_se/characters/dinah_de_la_baudraye)

_social_

Dinah and Madame Cardot are acquaintances who move in the same provincial social circles.

### [Étienne Lousteau](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/parisians_in_the_country_se/characters/etienne_lousteau)

_social_

Étienne is acquainted with Madame Cardot through her daughter Félicie and local social events.

### [Étienne Lousteau](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/parisians_in_the_country_se/characters/etienne_lousteau)

_social_

Étienne is acquainted with Madame Cardot through her daughter Félicie and local social events.

### [Dinah de la Baudraye](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/parisians_in_the_country_se/characters/dinah_de_la_baudraye)

_social_

Dinah and Madame Cardot are acquaintances who move in the same provincial social circles.

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