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Origin and history

The farm Jacquemot is a traditional Comtoise farm built in 1796 by the balance merchant Alexis Girard in the Cordier district of Grand'Combe-Châteleu, in the Haut-Doubs. This iconic 18th-century building, with its preserved interior decorations, illustrates the rural architecture of France. Since 1979, the farm and its interior elements have been listed as historic monuments, recognizing their heritage value.

In 1982, the ATP association of Beugnon (Arts and Folk Traditions) was founded to enhance local heritage. She created an ecomuseum in 1985, bringing together the farm Jacquemot, the workshop of blacksmith Louis Girard and a nearby barn. In 1995, the commune acquired the farm Jacquemot — including its piped (traditional smoker) — and renamed the "Farms-Museum" ensemble of the Country Watchmaker, highlighting the link between agriculture and local watchmaking.

Every year, on the last Sunday of August, a historical reconstruction animates the site: artisans in period costume (forgerons, cartons, potters) demonstrate traditional know-how, while franc-comtois culinary specialties (morteau's saucisse, tuyé ham) are prepared according to ancestral methods. These events perpetuate the memory of rural occupations and the community life of Haut-Doubs in the 18th and 19th centuries.

The farm Jacquemot is distinguished by its typical architecture, with a wing in square added in the 20th century. Its integration into an eco-museum, alongside craft workshops, makes it a living testimony to the agro-pastoral and industrial history of Franche-Comté, between Switzerland and Jura mountains.

Future

Since 1995 it has been part of the eco-museum "Farms-Museum du Pays Horloger" with the workshop of the neighbouring blacksmith Louis Girard. The farm and interior decorations have been listed as historical monuments since October 9, 1979.

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