Écomusée de la bourrine du Bois-Juquaud

Over het museum

The Bourrine du Bois Juquaud was built at the beginning of the 19th century following the building tradition of the Marais breton-vendéen: clay walls and a reed roof. It stands on the former dune ridge of Les Mathes, in a wooded area. Armandine Gandemer lived there until 1967, making the site a witness to a rural way of life that lasted until the middle of the 20th century.

The farm consists of the main bourrine and numerous outbuildings. Its restoration draws on testimonies gathered by the association Les Amis de la Bourrine, in cooperation with the Conservation des musées de Vendée. The interiors are furnished with furniture, tools and everyday objects from the early 20th century, to show how the inhabitants of the marsh lived.

The museum is now run by the commune of Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez and holds the “Musée de France” label. Besides the buildings, the site includes a temporary exhibition room, a screening room and a waymarked path in the nearby forest. A new temporary exhibition is presented every year, and a butter-churning demonstration is held on Wednesdays.

Hoogtepunten

• Clay and reed bourrine, lived in until 1967
• Farm outbuildings and early 20th-century furniture
• Butter-churning demonstration on Wednesdays
• Waymarked path in the nearby forest
• Temporary exhibition room and screening room

Vaste collectie

• La bourrine et ses dépendances – Visit to the clay and reed farm with its outbuildings and early 20th-century furniture, a witness to life in the Marais breton-vendéen.

Beheerder

Ville de Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Payment on site in cash, by cheque, by card or with holiday vouchers (ANCV).

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk: geen informatie
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The museum’s page does not describe the physical accessibility of the site; it only mentions a reduced rate for people with disabilities and their companion.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops

Child rate; free entry for children under 6 accompanied by an adult, and family pass. Butter-churning demonstration on Wednesdays at 16:15, included in admission, plus educational activities for school and leisure groups.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

By bike: the museum is linked to the Vélodyssée by a 5.7 km cycle loop on a dedicated path and greenway; it holds the “Accueil Vélo” label. A cycling access map is available on the museum’s page.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

Shop with items in the colours of the museum and the town, local products and books on the heritage of the marsh and the region.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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