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Origin and history

Louis Pasteur's home, located at 43 rue Pasteur in Dole, Jura, is an emblematic place of French scientific memory. Ranked a historic monument in 1923 and labeled Maisons des Illustres, it was acquired by the city in 1912 to make it a museum inaugurated in 1923 by President Alexandre Millerand. The modest building bears witness to Pasteur's family origins, born here on 27 December 1822 in the former Tanneurs district, in the heart of an artisanal environment marked by the Canal des Tanneurs.

Louis Pasteur, son of Jean-Joseph Pasteur (a tanner) and Jeanne Étiennette Roqui, lived there for his first years before moving to Marnoz and then Arbois. In 1883 he returned to inaugurate a commemorative plaque on his home, delivering a moving speech in tribute to his parents: "O my father and mother, [...] it is to you that I owe everything...". Today, this place preserves personal objects, family memories and scientific archives, bequeathed in part by his grandson, Louis Pasteur Vallery-Radot.

The museum, renovated in 1995 and enlarged in 2007, offers an exhibition on two levels and eight rooms, including a reconstruction of his father's artisan tannery. Showcases, models and videos present its major discoveries, while guided tours (45 to 90 minutes) allow you to explore its heritage. Open from April to October and by appointment out of season, it attracts those passionate about the history of Jurasian science and heritage.

The home is part of a network of places dedicated to Pasteur, including his residence in Arbois and the Pasteur Museum in Paris. Its ranking among historical monuments and its label Maisons des Illustres underline its importance in preserving the memory of the scholar, whose work in microbiology and vaccination marked humanity. The site is managed by the EPCC Terre de Louis Pasteur, in collaboration with associations such as the Société des Amis de Louis Pasteur.

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