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Origin and history

Nandy's Ecumbent is set up in a 14th-century "square courtyard" briard farm, although the site's occupation was attested as early as 1149, when Louis VII ceded lands and outbuildings to the order of the Temple. This historic site, marked by a long agricultural tradition, was preserved after its closure in 1986, when the new city of Senart acquired the buildings to protect them. Restoration works have saved the 4,500 m2 of buildings and roofs, now offering a space dedicated to collective memory and past rural practices.

The collections cover a variety of topics, ranging from paleo-Christian archaeology to nature sciences, ethnology, traditional crafts and tools, and local history. The museum also houses archives, textiles, sculptures and objects related to religious practices and ground transportation. This place, labeled Musée de France, thus illustrates the diversity of the region's material and intangible heritage, while anchoring its narrative in the evolution of agricultural techniques and lifestyles since the Middle Ages.

The official address of the Écomusée is located Place George-Henri Rivière in Savigny-le-Temple, although GPS coordinates sometimes locate it at 7 Rue des Rivières. This shift reflects the challenges of geographic accuracy for historic sites whose boundaries have evolved over the centuries. The museum remains an anchor for understanding the history of Senart and its surroundings, from the Templars to modernity.

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