Espace Joseph Besset - Museum of wheelwrighting by coach

The guided tour on 2 sites (900m) tells the story of J. Besset, from his apprenticeship as a wheelwright to automobile bodywork and finally to coach manufacturing. Video room, scale models, vehicle exhibition.
Possibility to visit the museum and Iveco Bus.

In a warm atmosphere, a guided tour will retrace the extraordinary industrial epic of Joseph Besset. On site N° 1 you enter a cartwright's workshop from the end of the 19th century with its tools, its forge and its machines. A little further on, a well-stocked collection of scale models will introduce you to coaches from all eras on different continents.

An original video room will take you on a pleasant journey through the fabulous history of the coach industry…

To conclude this extraordinary excursion in time, we will welcome you on site N° 2, to discover on 1000 m², vehicles from the artisanal era: Rolland Pilain car from 1928, Citroën P32 car from 1935, seen in the film Faubourg 36, Citroën P45 from 1947, Tubfeuil from 1947… in the industrial era: Isobloc from 1943 and 1955, Saviem SC10 and S53, R312, FR1…

A sheet metal-forming workshop will invite you to discover a profession that allowed highly qualified workers to produce the bodies of the first vehicles with just a few tools...

Pet Friendly : yes (with supplement)

Details concerning animals : Dogs tolerated on a leash.