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Origin and history

The Domaine des Saveurs – The Planons is a museum project born from the restoration of a classified set of five farm bodies, including the Planons Farm, Historic Monument. Inaugurated in 1995, the site is dedicated to ethnology and agro-food sciences, with a careful reconstitution of a Brassan interior of 1784, illustrating peasant life on the eve of the French Revolution. The collections explore the relationship between man and nature through five axes: habitat, landscape, food production, social ascent and adornment, mixing historical objects, modern museumography and outdoor spaces.

In June 2005, the addition of a contemporary building completed the museum's overall project, combining built heritage and innovative approaches. The estate extends over 48 hectares, including spaces dedicated to the famous Bresse chicken, giant games, and a café, while highlighting a farm with large outbuildings, a spacious courtyard, and a characteristic buckwheat fireplace. Museography alternates between scientific rigour, visual poetry and material testimonies, offering an immersion in rural history and local traditions.

Ranked among the Musées de France, the site is distinguished by its dual dimension: historical, with the Ferme des Planons and its arcades, and contemporary, through interactive exhibitions and live reconstructions. Universal themes, such as product transformation or social evolution, are addressed through often unpublished collections, while the surrounding landscape, marked by centuries-old oaks, invites a sensory and educational discovery. The project is part of a desire to preserve and transmit both material and intangible heritage, linked to the Bressane identity.

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