Saint-Georges-d'Hurtières

Visit Savoie's largest mines and discover all the secrets of iron and copper. Take advantage of our museographic spaces, visit the mine galleries and the miners' village (former school and chapel).

Description

Men have been mining the Hurtières massif since Roman times, exploiting its riches. Initially, copper and silver were the coveted commodities, but iron became the mainstay of mining operations.
Closed at the beginning of the 20th century, this site is an authentic testimony to the singularity of Alpine mining and the evolution of ore extraction and transportation techniques over the centuries.
Le Grand Filon - Musée du Fer tells the story of the men and women involved in what was once Savoie's largest metal mining operation.

The hamlet of La Minière, once populated by miners' families, is a veritable time machine! The museum exhibition evokes this past, from geological times to mining. Through films, illustrations and objects, follow the progression from ore to tool, and discover the transformation of iron.

Around the museum, stroll through the metallurgical park. In the hamlet of La Minière, visit the miners' chapel or the school museum, where you'll find yourself in the atmosphere of a 1930s classroom in the hamlet school.

Gallery visits:
- Saint Louis gallery: general public
- La galerie Sainte-Barbe: sports enthusiasts aged 8 and over.


Our life-size site offers plenty of indoor and outdoor space, enabling us to divide classes and groups of children into several sub-groups.

Our mediators will help you plan your visit (school or children's group) and offer you tours in line with school curricula and adaptable to your educational project.

We are part of the Conseil Départemental de la Savoie's "Itinéraires historiques" scheme, which can help finance your visit (tour and transport) for Savoyard schools.
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Additional welcome

Reservations essential.

Equipment & services

  • Play area
  • Picnic area
  • Bar
  • Toilets
  • Public WC
  • Exhibition space
  • Car park
  • Pets welcome
  • Educational visits
  • Motorhomes allowed
  • Shop
  • Wi-fi
  • Tourist brochures
  • Guided tours

Prices

Free entry for children < 6 years.
Group rate available for > 15 people.

Languages ​​spoken

  • English English
  • French French
  • Italian Italian

Bons plans

Free for children under 6.
Family workshops on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays in summer, according to program.

Adapted tourism

  • Accessible for self-propelled wheelchairs

Animals

Accepted

Localisation

Let's go

Practical information

1514 route de la Minière
73220 Saint-Georges-d'Hurtières
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