Musée du bocage normand
Museum of rural life in the former Boisjugan farm in Saint-Lô; closed since 2021 for a redesign focused on food.
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About the museum
The museum is housed in the Ferme de Boisjugan on the edge of Saint-Lô, in a public park of several hectares. The estate dates back to the Middle Ages. In the night of June 6, 1944, hundreds of Saint-Lô residents took refuge here under the bombardment, and the Enguehard family took them in until their evacuation in July.
The Saint-Lô agglomeration bought the estate in 1980, and in 1983 the city decided to create an ethnographic museum there. Part of the collection was donated by the association Normandie Traditionnelle; the rest was acquired with support from the Fonds régional d’acquisition des musées. The museum opened in 1989 with an exhibition in the restored residential buildings; the other buildings opened in 2004 and provide 800 m² of exhibition space.
The route covers rural life in the Bocage normand from 1800 to today, with a reconstructed stable, cowshed, workshop and butter room, as well as farm machinery and tools. The museum has been closed since 2021. A scientific and cultural project for 2023–2030, approved in 2024, plans a redesign of the route around food.
Highlights
- Former Ferme de Boisjugan in a public park
- Reconstructed stable, cowshed, workshop and butter room
- 1925 Locomobile and Deutz tractor
- History of Manche butter and livestock farming
- Redesign focused on food
- Founded
- 1989
- Operated by
- Ville de Saint-Lô
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €4.50 |
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| Reduced | €2.50Ages 12–30, job seekers and recipients of social minimum benefits, people with disabilities and one accompanying person, holders of the CEZAM card or the Pass Manche |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 11 · Free admission for children under 12. |
| Groups (6+ people) | €3.50 per personSelf-guided visit from 6 paying people. |
| Self-guided visit during a temporary exhibition (full price) | €5.50 |
| Self-guided visit during a temporary exhibition (reduced rate) | €3 |
| Guided tour, workshop or activity | €6€3 for children up to 12; free for children under 4; by reservation. |
| Pass 2 museums (full price) | €7.50One year’s access to the Musée d’art et d’histoire and the Musée du bocage normand. |
| Pass 2 museums (reduced rate) | €4 |
Free admission: First Sunday of the month and July 14
Prices published by the City of Saint-Lô; the museum is currently closed.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The museum is stated to be fully accessible to visitors with reduced mobility; a wheelchair and folding seats are lent free of charge.
Kids & families
| Time needed | approx. 45 min |
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| Kids’ admission | free up to age 11 |
- Baby changing facilities
Toilets with baby-changing facilities.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Centre aquatique
Bus line C (La Madeleine – Centre aquatique), Centre aquatique stop; Saint-Lô railway station is 2.7 km away.
By car
Free parking
Free car park shared with the aquatic center, 200 meters from the museum.
Access via Boulevard de la Commune (D972); the museum is signposted from the entrances to Saint-Lô. A cycle path serves the museum.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Museum shop
- Coat check
Shop open to all at the entrance, cloakroom, picnic area and bike racks.
Events & venue rental
The museum is closed for renovation; no reopening date has been announced.
Plan your visit
| Photography | Photography without flash is permitted. |
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| Good to know | Recommended visit duration: 45 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes. |
