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The home of the parish priest of Ars, located in Dardilly, is an 18th-century building, completed by an extension at the end of the 19th century. It is marked by the birth of Jean-Marie Vianney, future parish priest of Ars, and preserves typical elements of the rural dwellings of the time: common kitchen with fireplace, vegetable garden, suillarde, and alcove, as well as a bedroom upstairs. The cellar, cellar, well, supply and barn are a reminder of the modest and agricultural lifestyle of the inhabitants.

The early house, of undetermined period, is joined to a construction of the late nineteenth century east side. It was preserved for its connection with Jean-Marie Vianney, a major figure in the local clergy. The interior and exterior spaces (courtyards, outbuildings) reflect the domestic and professional organization of peasant families in the region. Classified as a Historic Monument in 2001, it now houses a museum dedicated to its memory.

The inscription under the title of the Historical Monuments, by order of 1 February 2001, concerns the house and its courtyard (cadastal park BA 59). The site, although modestly localized (a cartographic precision considered fair), remains an architectural and historical testimony of Lyon rural life in the 18th and 19th centuries. Its official address, 2 chemin du Curé-d'Ars, makes it a place of pilgrimage and visit for lovers of religious and heritage history.

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