Musee-Site Buffon

Small museum worth a visit

A very warm welcome from the guide who gave background information about Buffon. A small well presented museum. It's not too easy to find but there is car parking nearby.

commentary of eighteenth century France and its developments in Science

Visiting this place was not an after-thought for having spent hours in total admiration of the Cistercian Abbey at Fontenay but I kind of ran into this opportunity and I decided to stay for another ho...

18th Century Forge Created by Naturalist Buffon

Though George-Louis Buffon was a well-known, highly-respected naturalist (including by the King) he added to his estate’s many gardens and lovely home, a forge where he invented new processes and equi...

Different

The build of the castle is different from the majority of French castles. It's really a fortress perched high on the hill overlooking the city. It's not a castle you are going to say "wooo", but it...

Visite guidée parc Buffon et visite du musée

Petit musée vivant bien agencé dans les anciennes écurie de Buffond; visite possible avec enfants. Visite guidée du parc et du château à privilégier à une visite simple. Guides passionnés par le sujet...