Musée De La Résistance Nationale
Varennes-Vauzelles · Nièvre · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
The National Resistance Museum is located in Varennes-Vauzelles, in Nièvre, in a former workers' town equipped with SNCF workshops that constituted a major strategic stake during the Second World War. The museum retraces the action of local railway workers and the surrounding maquis, documenting locomotive sabotages, intelligence networks and patriotic strikes led against the occupier, as well as daily life under occupation in the region. It preserves remains and collections relating to this period. The museum functions as a place of memory dedicated to transmitting the values of the Resistance and honoring those who fought for freedom. Admission is free and group visits are available by appointment.
Practical information
Opening hours
Today · Closed
See the rest of the week
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- Closed
- Thursday
- 15:00–17:30
- Friday
- Closed
- Saturday
- Closed
Hours may vary by season. See current hours →
Address
4 Rue André Malraux
Phone number
+33 3 86 23 96 94Official website
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Getting there
Nearest station
About 20 min walk from halt Nevers-les-Perrières (or 5 min by car).
Nearest station
About 20 min walk from halt Nevers-les-Perrières (or 5 min by car).
Parking
On-site parking.
Distances and times calculated from © OpenStreetMap contributors data · calculated on 2 September 2026
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