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.

Écomusée
85550 La Barre-de-Monts

L'Écomusée du maris vendéen : Le Daviaud, created in 1982 at La Barre-de-Monts, is an open-air museum on 75 hectares dedicated to local natural and historical heritage.

Musée d'Art contemporain
85180 Les Sables-d'Olonne

Modern and contemporary art museum housed in an ancient Benedictine abbey of the seventeenth century, in the Sables-d'Olonne. Pioneer of art in France since 1963.

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.

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.

Musée
85000 La Roche-sur-Yon

The Musée SIMCA Yonnais de La Roche-sur-Yon, located in Pays de la Loire, is a space dedicated to local automotive history. This iconic monument is located in the city of La Roche-sur-Yon.

Musée d'Art et d'histoire locale
85000 Mouilleron-le-Captif

The municipal museum of La Roche-sur-Yon, labeled Musée de France, is an art museum located in Vendée, specializing in fine arts, contemporary photography and sales collections from the 19th to the 21st century.

Musée d'Art et d'histoire locale
85330 Noirmoutier-en-l'Île

The Château de Noirmoutier, a 12th century medieval castle on the island of Noirmoutier-en-l'Île in Vendée, now houses a historical museum in its 20-metre high dungeon.