Maison de Payrac

Over het museum

The Maison de Payrac, more precisely the “Sagne du Besset”, dates from 1822. It stands at around 850 meters above sea level in a forested massif in the east of the Tarn department, near the Lac du Laouzas. Its name comes from its first inhabitants, the Sompayrac family.

It is a two-level livestock farm: sheep and cows lived on the ground floor, and their warmth rose to the upper floor, where the family ate, slept and worked. Neighboring buildings housed the bread oven, the henhouse, the 1841 cowshed and the hay barn.

The farm was abandoned in 1920, then restored in 2003 to become an open-air museum devoted to rural mountain life. It has kept its stones, its six stone vaults, its local slate roofs and its woodwork. Regular demonstrations, often run by volunteers, bring back old gestures: woodworking, harvesting, bread baking, sheep shearing and wool processing.

Hoogtepunten

• Mountain farm from 1822, restored in 2003, with six stone vaults
• Demonstrations of crafts and traditional work
• Children's area with cabins, old games and farm animals
• Two-kilometer discovery trail
• Free admission

Vaste collectie

• Ferme de Payrac et sentier de découverte – Visit to the restored farm and a two-kilometer trail through wet meadow, heathland, a sheepfold with a broom-thatched roof, a shepherd's shelter, a menhir and an arboretum.

Beheerder

Communauté de communes du Haut-Languedoc

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

De toegang is gratis.

Access to the site and visits are free. Some events, tastings and activities may be paid. Accepted payment: bank card, check and cash.

Toegankelijkheid

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Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Doe- en voelstations
• Speeltuin / speelhoek

The site presents itself as a paradise for children: farm animals, wooden cabins, games from the past (stilts, skittles, wheelbarrows), a treasure hunt on the discovery trail, and an observation bag lent at reception. In July and August, children can get close to the animals.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The site is located near Lac du Laouzas in the Monts de Lacaune.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Museumwinkel

Tea room on a grassy terrace, a shop with local produce and a picnic area; public toilets.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur

The farm can be rented in whole or in part for celebrations; enquire with the leisure center.

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