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Museum of the Country Brignolais
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The Museum of the Country Brignolais was born in 1945, on the initiative of a loving team of the past of Brignoles and the Country Brignolais led(driven) by the Doctor André Jaubert ( 1870-1961 ). Majoral of Félibrige, Preside " Committee of the Centenarian(centenary) of Just-François-Marie Raynouard " in 1936.

This team gathered(reunited) in association (law 1901) under the naming " The Friends of the Old man Brignoles " manages the Museum which occupies the Palace of the Counts of Provence summer place of residence of the Counts of Provence of the XIII-th today in the XV-th century.


The very diversified collections result from gifts(donations) of the inhabitants of Brignoles and of the region. Place of conservation, and studies, the Museum is a priviligié space and a place of reunion with our past.

The archives of Brignoles is also kept(preserved) there and can be consulted. The visit is facilitated by a description in several languages. For the groups the visit maybe driven(guided) on inquiry preliminary.

You will discover to it :
Gallo-Roman archaeology, Candélon's marble, reconstruction of a gallery of appearance(mine) of bauxite, the Chapel Saint Louis, reconstruction of a Provençal kitchen, Tables(pictures) of the painter Frédéric Montenard, priestly Clothes, clothes and headgears Napoleon 1-st, English earthenware 42 ex--votos, manuscripts, documents, tables(pictures) of the dynasty of Parrocel, full of life Provençal Crêche...

For any information, please , contact the museum or the office of Brignoles's tourism.

Sarcophagus of Gayolle
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Musée du Pays Brignolais
83170 - Brignoles
Pho. : +33 (0)4 94 69 45 18

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