Le Grand Filon - Musée du Fer
Presentation
Visit Savoie's largest mines and discover all the secrets of iron and copper. Take advantage of our museographic spaces, visit the mine galleries and the miners' village (former school and chapel).
Men have been mining the Hurtières massif since Roman times, exploiting its riches. Initially, copper and silver were the coveted commodities, but iron became the mainstay of mining operations.
Closed at the beginning of the 20th century, this site is an authentic testimony to the singularity of Alpine mining and the evolution of ore extraction and transportation techniques over the centuries.
Le Grand Filon - Musée du Fer tells the story of the men and women involved in what was once Savoie's largest metal mining operation.
The hamlet of La Minière, once populated by miners' families, is a veritable time machine! The museum exhibition evokes this past, from geological times to mining. Through films, illustrations and objects, follow the progression from ore to tool, and discover the transformation of iron.
Around the museum, stroll through the metallurgical park. In the hamlet of La Minière, visit the miners' chapel or the school museum, where you'll find yourself in the atmosphere of a 1930s classroom in the hamlet school.
Gallery visits:
- Saint Louis gallery: general public
- La galerie Sainte-Barbe: sports enthusiasts aged 8 and over.
Other offers :
- Workshops for children (during school vacations)
- Orienteering course
- Underground Escape Game (from 12-13 years).
Relaxation break in the Bistrot des Mineurs room. Snack bar in summer only.
Dedicated store
Closed at the beginning of the 20th century, this site is an authentic testimony to the singularity of Alpine mining and the evolution of ore extraction and transportation techniques over the centuries.
Le Grand Filon - Musée du Fer tells the story of the men and women involved in what was once Savoie's largest metal mining operation.
The hamlet of La Minière, once populated by miners' families, is a veritable time machine! The museum exhibition evokes this past, from geological times to mining. Through films, illustrations and objects, follow the progression from ore to tool, and discover the transformation of iron.
Around the museum, stroll through the metallurgical park. In the hamlet of La Minière, visit the miners' chapel or the school museum, where you'll find yourself in the atmosphere of a 1930s classroom in the hamlet school.
Gallery visits:
- Saint Louis gallery: general public
- La galerie Sainte-Barbe: sports enthusiasts aged 8 and over.
Other offers :
- Workshops for children (during school vacations)
- Orienteering course
- Underground Escape Game (from 12-13 years).
Relaxation break in the Bistrot des Mineurs room. Snack bar in summer only.
Dedicated store
Période(s) d'ouvertureFrom 07/05 to 15/07/2024, daily.
Open on request (by reservation) or according to program.
From 16/07 to 25/08/2024 between 11 am and 6 pm.
Closed Monday and Saturday.
Open on request (by reservation) or according to program.
From 16/07 to 25/08/2024 between 11 am and 6 pm.
Closed Monday and Saturday.
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Contact
Le Grand Filon - Musée du Fer
1514 route de la Minière
73220
Saint-Georges-d'Hurtières
- Spoken language(s) :
- French
- English
Classement, Label
- Tourist guides :
- Michelin guide
- Le Routard guide
- Tourist guides
In Short
- Type of culturel patrimony :
- Museum
- Visit :
- Guided tours
- Educational visits
Informations
- Visites :
- Average group visit length (minutes) 120
- Average individual visit length (minutes) 90
- themes :
- Local tradition
- History
- Services :
- Pets welcome
- Motorhomes allowed
- Services :
- 15 people min per group
- 80 people max per group
- Individual tour services :
- Unguided individual tours available permanently
- Group tour services :
- Guided group tours on request
- Arts and culture :
- Arts and culture
- Folk arts and popular traditions
- Local history
- Sacred art
- Science and technology :
- Sciences and technology
- Industry
- Geology
- Environment
- Minerals
- Human sciences
- Natural history
- Architecture
Equipments, Services
- Shop :
- Shop
- Parking :
- Car park
- Bathroom/toilets :
- Public WC
- Interior facilities :
- Toilets
- Leisure facilities :
- Play area
- Picnic area
- Bar
- Cultural leisure facilities :
- Exhibition space
- Material :
- Discovery trail/orientation trail
- Entertainment :
- Activity
- Children's entertainment
- Temporary exhibition
- Help for client/practical :
- Wi-fi
- Tourist brochures
- Audio-guide language(s) :
- English
- French
- Italian
Good to know
- Sitra promotion typology :
- Bad weather alternative
- Night-time outings
- Unusual
- Recommended by high heat
- Accessibility criteria for people with reduced mobility :
- Accessible for self-propelled wheelchairs
- Tourisme affaires :
- 1 equipped room(s)
- 50 people max
- Rooms equipped for :
- Family Reception/drinks reception
- Seminar/meeting
- Rooms equipment :
- Sound engineering
- Video projector
- Screen
- Wifi in room
- Restaurants :
- Bar
- Restaurant in the close vicinity
- Cutlery and crockery provided
- Disposition :
- Theatre style
- Cocktail
- Tarif salle :
- minimum 50
About
Free for children under 6.
Family workshops on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays in summer, according to program.
Family workshops on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays in summer, according to program.
Tarifs
- Payment methods :
- Bank/credit card
- Cheque
- Cash
- Chèques Vacances
- Credit transfer
- Pass’Région
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Le Grand Filon - Musée du Fer
1514 route de la Minière
73220
Saint-Georges-d'Hurtières
GPS coordinates
Latitude : 45.51049
Longitude : 6.28031
- Environnements :
- Isolated
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