Canson and Montgolfier paper mill Museum

  • Museum
  • Arts and culture
  • Local history
  • Sciences and technology
  • Mechanical sciences
  • Transport
  • History
  • Famous people
  • Occupations
  • Eco-museum
  • Private museum
Elevation : 300m
700, rue de Vidalon, 07430 Davézieux
The paper mill museum is in the house where the Montgolfier brothers (inventors of the hot-air balloon) were born. It brings 17th-21st century paper milling to life with machines, demos by guides and more.
Visitors follow in the footsteps left by papermakers over the centuries.
It's the magic of the sheet we see being made in the ancient vat, the sound of the huge machine being set in motion, the passage through the reconstructed chapel.
Machines, objects, documents and videos alternate, helping to adapt the discovery to the visitor's age.
Paper is also used to explore themes such as the forest, water, the inventions of Montgolfier and Canson, and paternalism....
An inanimate museum, no; a...

Services

Car park
Animals accepted
  • Accessibility
  • Hearing disability

  • Visual disability

  • Accessible for wheelchairs with assistance

  • Possibility of drop-off in front of the site

  • Reception staff sensitized to the reception of people with disabilities

  • Activities
  • Temporary exhibition

  • Handicrafts workshops

  • Crafts

  • Equipment
  • Toilets

  • Car park

  • Coach parking

  • Services
  • Pets welcome

  • Educational visits

  • Shop

  • Guided tours

Quality standards
Maisons des IllustresMaisons des Illustres

Rates

From 2 March 2025 to 22 December 2025
Adult
6.50€

Child
5€

Group adults
From 6.50€ to 8€

Payment methods

CheckCheck
CashCash
Bank/credit cardBank/credit card
Groups (Max capacity)
  • 100 Maximum number of people

Openings

From 2 March 2025 until 30 June 2025 - Open on wednesday, on sunday
From 1 July 2025 until 31 August 2025 - Open everyday
From 1 September 2025 until 22 December 2025 - Open on wednesday, on sunday

Location

Canson and Montgolfier paper mill Museum
Elevation : 300m
700, rue de Vidalon, 07430 Davézieux
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Spoken languages
  • German
  • English
  • French
Environment
  • Riverside
  • Waterside
Access
  • You must park your car in the square in front of the church and then continue on foot (2 minutes) along the footpath near the museum (for PRMs)
Updated on 26 March 2025 at 16:14
by Office de Tourisme Ardèche Grand Air
(Offer identifier : 156946)
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