Palais de la Mine
Les Monts d'Argent was the name of the municipality of Peisey during the French Revolution, reflecting the importance of the lead and silver mines
Discovered in 1644, the galena vein (silver-bearing lead sulfide) was mined until 1866.
Throughout the First French Empire, from 1802 to 1814, the French School of Mines was headquartered in Peisey.
It trained 70 engineers before being transferred to Paris to become the École Nationale Supérieure des Mines.
Located in Pont-Baudin, the Monts d'Argent site features a museum trail along which you will find information panels explaining the history of the exploitation of these silver-lead mines and their importance to the history of the Peisey-Nancroix valley.
Outdoors, you will have the opportunity to see the remains of the various facilities used to extract, wash, and smelt the ore. The tomb of Knight Rosenberg, buried on the mine site, as well as the "Mine Palace," a building where engineering students were housed, located at the end of a magnificent larch avenue on a 3-hectare site in a magnificent natural setting.
The museum trail is freely accessible year-round.
Guided tours are offered upon request by the Mine Palace Association from May to November.
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July and August: 07/10/2025 to 08/21/2025
- Guided tours of the remains of the industrial facilities, galleries, and ore extraction and processing techniques. Date and time: Tuesday - Wednesday and Thursday 2:30 p.m. (2:30 a.m.) by reservation (no reservation required if space is available directly at the Palais de la Mine).
Adult: €11, Child (8-13 years): €7, Under 8: free
- Children's activity "Little Miners": introduction to geology, discovery of rocks, from ore to metal.
Date and time: Thursday 9 a.m. (3 a.m.) by reservation.
Price: €19.50.
RESERVATIONS: +33 6 14 94 49 76.
Throughout the First French Empire, from 1802 to 1814, the French School of Mines was headquartered in Peisey.
It trained 70 engineers before being transferred to Paris to become the École Nationale Supérieure des Mines.
Located in Pont-Baudin, the Monts d'Argent site features a museum trail along which you will find information panels explaining the history of the exploitation of these silver-lead mines and their importance to the history of the Peisey-Nancroix valley.
Outdoors, you will have the opportunity to see the remains of the various facilities used to extract, wash, and smelt the ore. The tomb of Knight Rosenberg, buried on the mine site, as well as the "Mine Palace," a building where engineering students were housed, located at the end of a magnificent larch avenue on a 3-hectare site in a magnificent natural setting.
The museum trail is freely accessible year-round.
Guided tours are offered upon request by the Mine Palace Association from May to November.
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July and August: 07/10/2025 to 08/21/2025
- Guided tours of the remains of the industrial facilities, galleries, and ore extraction and processing techniques. Date and time: Tuesday - Wednesday and Thursday 2:30 p.m. (2:30 a.m.) by reservation (no reservation required if space is available directly at the Palais de la Mine).
Adult: €11, Child (8-13 years): €7, Under 8: free
- Children's activity "Little Miners": introduction to geology, discovery of rocks, from ore to metal.
Date and time: Thursday 9 a.m. (3 a.m.) by reservation.
Price: €19.50.
RESERVATIONS: +33 6 14 94 49 76.
Période(s) d'ouvertureAll year round daily.
Guided tours from May to November
Preferably by calling 06 14 94 49 76 or on site if available.
Guided tours from May to November
Preferably by calling 06 14 94 49 76 or on site if available.
In short
- Tour language(s) :
- English
- French
- Information panel language(s) :
- French
- Type of culturel patrimony :
- Historic site and monument
- categories :
- categories
- Industrial heritage :
- Industrial site
- Mine
- Period :
- 19th C
- 17th C
Description
- Services :
- Unguided individual tours
- Pets welcome
- Guided individual tours
- Unguided group tours
- Guided group tours
- Individual tour services :
- Unguided individual tours available permanently
- Guided individual tours on request
- Visit :
- Guided tours
- Grouping by age (EN) :
- Children
- Specially for children
- Client profile :
- Groupe (EN)
- Visites :
- Average group visit length (minutes) 150
- Average individual visit length (minutes) 150
- Group tour services :
- Unguided group tours available permanently
- Guided group tours on request
- Services :
- Services
Equipment, Services
- Leisure facilities :
- Picnic area
- Parking :
- Parking
- Coach parking
- Car park
Tarifs
Free entry for children under 8.
Visits to part of the site are free and open to the public.
Guided tours - Adults: €11, Children (8-13 years): €7, Under 8 years: free
Children's Geology "Little Miners": €19.50.
Visits to part of the site are free and open to the public.
Guided tours - Adults: €11, Children (8-13 years): €7, Under 8 years: free
Children's Geology "Little Miners": €19.50.
- Payment methods :
- Cheque
- Chèques Vacances
- Cash
Contact
Palais de la Mine
Pont Baudin
Nancroix
73210
Peisey-Vallandry
- Spoken language(s) :
- English
- French
Destination
Palais de la Mine : mines de plomb et d'argent XVII - XIX siècles
Pont Baudin
Nancroix
73210
Peisey-Vallandry
GPS coordinates
Latitude : 45.525209
Longitude : 6.784825
Localization details
- Environnements :
- Forest location
- Mountain location
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