Les Forges des Pyrénées

Discover Toulouse Ariège & Pyrénées

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Opening hours

Open

Monday 10:00 am - 06:00 pm
Tuesday 10:00 am - 06:00 pm
Wednesday 10:00 am - 06:00 pm
Thursday 10:00 am - 06:00 pm
Friday Closed
Saturday Closed
Sunday 10:00 am - 06:00 pm

Closes at 06:00 pmDetailed schedules

Useful information

Location : In the countryside

Province : Ariège - Foix and the countryside

English
- In the heart of the Forges de Pyrène village, the smell of bread, the sound of the anvil, the hammer and the school bell will tell you about the history of the Pyrenees. During animated workshops, the mediators will amaze, make you remember and rediscover the richness of a bygone era.
  
  Among these workshops is the only hammer forge, classified as a historical monument since 1987. The hammer, operated by a water mill, is one of the very last still in use in France.
  
  The museum area and its collection of more than 5,000 tools invite you to discover the secrets of old trades. From the most well-known to the most unusual, the trades are presented and grouped into several themes: itinerant trades, agriculture and animal husbandry, domestic life, housing and clothing.
  
  The iron museum plunges visitors to the Forges de Pyrène into the atmosphere of the great iron epic in Ariège, accompanied by Anatole, an engineer and scholar of his time, and the main theme of the animation. Architectural evolution, technical principles, historical documents, film sequence... Everything is done to enable you to understand the highlights of this real human epic.
  
  Discover also the beautiful and moving story of Baptistou in the "Ages of Life". Baptistou, a grandfather from the Ariège, nostalgically tells his great-granddaughter, Marion, the story of his life in the Ariège in the 1900s. Animated stage show.
  
  Prices :
  
  Junior ticket (5 to 17 years old) : 6,80€.
  Adult admission : €10.20
  Family pass (2 adults + 2 children) : 32€.
  Free of charge : - under 5 years old
  Students : €8.00
  Group : contact us
  
  Downloads:
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Traveller Reviews Google Les Forges des Pyrénées

4.4 sur 5 1314 reviews

5 sur 5 Reviews posted by Trisha Kelly on 19/09/2021

This is a great place to visit. The museum is interesting and you can go back to school and write your name in script from 1904 with pens and ink based on that time. Then onto the forge to see how the metal was worked and the noise it produced. Finally a walk though time following a death and a marriage and a birth during the 20th century. Very well managed and run by the staff. There is a bistro there where we had a large meal! Salad, cassoulet and blueberry tart. We were part of a group so it is probably best to check on activities mentioned to see if you need to book.
5 sur 5 Reviews posted by Peter Fabian on 18/08/2022

Good place to learn about the skills and mastery of the Ariège citizens...
3 sur 5 Reviews posted by Alexis Zollino on 29/07/2018

Site with a lot of potential. Great collection of objects from many interesting careers from the past. The presentation about blacksmithing was great. The martinet forge was fascinating. However we had the unfortunate idea of visiting the day after their fair, and many of the staff were completely exhausted and clearly didn't want to be there. Maybe they should consider closing the day after the fair. The old fashioned vehicles for the kids were cool but too small for my 4 year old. The playground is nice to have but too bad that they didn't make it fit with the theme of the park.

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366 reviews

"Great museum"

Reviews posted by silvio b (Valletta, Malta) on 15/09/2019

Wonderful time a big thanks to the water powered forge operator and the blacksmith who after a whole explanation in french had the time for my family in English. PLEASE at least inside the museum...
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"Interesting and Educational"

Reviews posted by Ian L (Newbury, United Kingdom) on 13/07/2019

We arrived mid-afternoon and unfortunately didn't really have enough time to visit everything and experience all the exhibitions. You really need a good half-day. Lots of the demonstrations occur at...
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"Lots of fun activities here, all in French"

Reviews posted by Jeff B (Snohomish, Washington) on 16/04/2019

We enjoyed our day at Les Forges. It would have been better if we spoke French but it was still worth it. The working forge powered by water was really cool and the kids also enjoyed the old...
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