Museums in Vendée

Musée de la guerre 14-18
85390 Mouilleron-en-Pareds

The Clemenceau-de-Lattre National Museum in Mouleron-en-Pareds (Vendée) celebrates two major figures of the 20th century: Georges Clemenceau and Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, natives of the village, through their childhood homes and historical collections.

Musée de l'automobile
85440 Talmont-Saint-Hilaire

The Musée automobile de Vendée, located in Talmont-Saint-Hilaire in Pays de la Loire, exhibits more than 160 old vehicles and period advertisements in a space of 3,300 m2, tracing the history of automobiles since 1885.

Écomusée
85270 Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez

The Écomusée de la Bourrine du Bois Juquaud, in Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez (Vendée), is a museum dedicated to the traditional habitat of the Breton-Vendéan Marais, restoring the rural life of the 19th and 20th centuries in a preserved natural setting.

Musée de la Révolution et de la Chouannerie
85170 Les Lucs-sur-Boulogne

Historial de la Vendée is a modern museum retracing 7,000 years of history, located in Lucs-sur-Boulogne in Pays de la Loire. Inaugurated in 2006, it combines heritage collections and immersive scenography.

85330 Noirmoutier-en-l'Île

The Museum of Craft Shipbuilding, located in Noirmoutier-en-l'Île (Pays de la Loire), traces the traditional techniques of naval carpentry and the life of local fishermen in a modern architectural and identity setting.

85310 La Chaize-le-Vicomte

The Charles-Payraudeau Ornithological Museum, located in La Chaize-le-Vicomte in Vendée, houses a rich collection of birds and molluscs bequeathed in 1868. This museum labeled 'Musée de France' offers a unique naturalistic journey.

85170 Beaufou

Historial de la Vendée, a modern museum inaugurated in 2006 in Les Lucs-sur-Boulogne, explores the history of the Vendee through various collections and an architecture integrated into the rural landscape.

85300 Challans

The Milcendeau-Jean Yole Museum, located in Soullans (Vendée), is a museum in France dedicated to the works of the painter Charles Milcendeau, housed in his Marais-Vendée house.