La Poste-Musée d'Eyguians
Active post office housing a museum area on the history of La Poste: costumes, telephones, letter boxes and model vehicles.
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About the museum
Opened in 2009, the Poste-Musée d'Eyguians is presented as the only post office in France with a museum area. The usual postal services are provided there, and visitors can at the same time browse the collections on the history of La Poste.
The display cases show instructive and sometimes unusual objects: a postilion's costume and boots, a courier's uniform, old telephones, letter boxes and model postal vehicles. Each year, temporary thematic exhibitions are organized, for example on the rural postman, “La Poste dans le monde” or the history of La Poste in the Hautes-Alpes, as well as philatelic exhibitions.
In summer, guided visits with commentary take place on Sundays. They also make it possible to see a patache, a horse-drawn carriage similar to the stagecoach, and the roulantes de facteurs, which are only accessible on that day.
Highlights
- The only post office in France with a museum area
- A postilion's costume and boots, a courier's uniform
- Old telephones, letter boxes and model postal vehicles
- Patache and roulantes de facteurs during the Sunday summer tours
- Free admission
Permanent exhibition
- Collections permanentes sur l'histoire de La Poste – Display cases with a postilion's costume and boots, a courier's uniform, telephones, letter boxes and model postal vehicles.
- Founded
- 2009
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission; the guided visits are free too.
Accessibility
- Partially 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
According to the tourist office: step-free access, accessible entrance, counter adapted for wheelchairs, drop-off area in front of the site; accessible by wheelchair with assistance. The door is not automatic. The works have explanatory cards.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
By car
Free parking
Free parking, according to the tourist office.
The site is on the Route départementale 1075, next to the town hall, in the center of the village (altitude 600 m).
Get directionsAmenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Self-guided visits at any time during post office opening hours. Guided tours on request, and commented visits on Sundays in summer (the patache and roulantes de facteurs are visible that day). Groups from 8 people according to the tourist office; tours in French. |
