
Conservatoire du Machinisme Agricole et des Métiers d'Autrefois
Velesmes-Échevanne · Haute-Saône · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
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The Conservatoire du Machinisme Agricole de Velesmes is a museum dedicated to the preservation of the agricultural and rural heritage of Haute-Saône. Opened in June 2005 in the village of Velesmes, it was built up over forty years of collecting by Pierre Rougeol, a local figure who gathered agricultural machines, tractors and vehicles of all kinds that were used in the countryside. Housed in a building of over 1,300 m², the museum displays approximately sixty tractors as well as a diversity of historical agricultural equipment including plows, hay tedders, reapers and threshers, complemented by automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles and a few military vehicles. This collection illustrates rural life from the early twentieth century and testifies to a desire to preserve these material witnesses of the region's agricultural activity from destruction.
Practical information
Opening hours
Today · 14:30–18:00
See the rest of the week
- Monday
- 10:00–12:00
- Tuesday
- 10:00–12:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00–12:00
- Thursday
- 10:00–12:00
- Friday
- 10:00–12:00
- Saturday
- 14:30–18:00
Hours may vary by season. See current hours →
Address
15 Rue de l'Hermitage
Phone number
+33 6 80 87 18 04Official website
conservatoiredumachinismeagricoledevelesmes.frGoogle Maps
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Getting there
Nearest station
Besançon Franche-Comté TGV, 22 km away. A car or taxi is essential.
City
45 min by car from Besançon.
Nearest station
Besançon Franche-Comté TGV, 22 km away. A car or taxi is essential.
Reference city
45 min by car from Besançon.
Distances and times calculated from © OpenStreetMap contributors data · calculated on 2 September 2026
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