Ferme de Montalibord : Écomusée

  • Historic site and monument
  • Historic patrimony
  • Farm
  • Well
  • 15th C
  • Classified
Elevation : 208m
482 chemin de Montalibord, 01560 Vescours
The Montalibord farmhouse features a Saracen-style mantel with a square, pyramidal bolster of an uncommonly abraded form. It is surmounted by a wrought-iron cross and its sides are decorated with triangular imbrications.
Dendrochronological analyses show that the house was built in 1450, 1517-1518 and underwent several alterations in 1780. The chimney and roof were listed in 1944, and the whole farmhouse in 1974.
Beautifully flowered in fine weather, it is still in business today (Charolais cattle, pond fishing and tourist accommodation = gîte and chambres d'hôtes).
Inhabited until the mid-70s, it still has an open-air fireplace and period furniture (19th c. or even earlier), in particular an imposing archebanc (ancestral bench) with storage and a table. Also on display are a salt chair, a four-poster bed, tables and benches for meals, a tourti (bread ladder), a sink stone, a chest...
In the old rooms, a presentation of the farm from 1932 to the present day, with a few tools and photos showing the evolution of farming techniques, but also the philosophy that has always prevailed on this farm over the three generations that have succeeded one another: the quest for quality.
The eco-museum can be visited daily. Guided tours available on request.

Ecomuseum
Garden
Environment and Nature
Local tradition

Group visits possible (coaches)

Visit the Bresse farm with its Saracen chimney:
Groups: booking required
Individuals: self-guided tour

Services

Services

Car park
Animals accepted

Accessibility

Accessibility

Accessible for wheelchairs with assistance

Rates

Rates

Free and conscious prices for individual tours (adults, families)

Guided tours for groups (from 6 euros/person)
Guided tour and tasting (from 9 euros/person)

Free self-guided tour for individuals / paying guided tour (please reserve)

Payment methods

Payment methods

Payment methods

CheckCheck
CashCash

Groups (Max capacity)

Groups (Max capacity)
  • 60 Maximum number of people

Openings

Openings

All year

All year
Monday
09:00 - 12:00
13:30 - 17:30

Tuesday
09:00 - 12:00
13:30 - 17:30

Wednesday
09:00 - 12:00
13:30 - 17:30

Thursday
09:00 - 12:00
13:30 - 17:30

Friday
09:00 - 12:00
13:30 - 17:30

Saturday
09:00 - 12:00
13:30 - 17:30

Sunday
09:00 - 12:00
13:30 - 17:30

Schedules can be adjusted according to demand. Please call ahead to check availability (+33) 687820683

Location

Location

Ferme de Montalibord : Écomusée
Elevation : 208m
482 chemin de Montalibord, 01560 Vescours

Spoken languages

Spoken languages
  • English
  • French

Access

Access
  • Easily accessible and well signposted from the D2 (between Saint-Trivier-de-Courtes and Pont-de-Vaux)
Updated on 14 November 2024 at 14:30
by Bourg-en-Bresse Destinations - Office de tourisme
(Offer identifier : 179522)
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