grange Huguenet

Updated April 16, 2024

Maison dite La Grange Huguenet à Besançon – PA25000015

# Grange Huguenet (La Grange Huguenet), Besançon: What to Know Before You Visit

La Grange Huguenet is a privately owned historic property in Besançon (Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté) that’s officially protected as a Monument historique (“inscrit MH”)—including the buildings, the park, the boundary wall, and the gates.

## Quick facts (source-checked)

– Name: Maison dite “La Grange Huguenet” / La Grange Huguenet
– Address: 32 avenue de Montrapon, 25000 Besançon, France
– Heritage status: Inscrit Monument historique by decree dated 29 November 2000
– What’s protected: the building in full (including attached décor), the park, the enclosure wall, and the gates
– Property status: private property (“propriété privée”)
– Coordinates (published with an OSM-based reference): 47.246974, 6.007757 Commons
– Entry fee (as listed): free (“gratuit”)
– Public opening pattern (as listed): April–October, 2nd Wednesday 14:00–17:00, plus European Heritage Days; some group visits by appointment

## Why this place is on Besançon’s heritage radar

The Ministry of Culture’s Mérimée record frames Grange Huguenet as a medieval barn complex (13th century) that survived into a later configuration: the general arrangement of buildings reflects the 18th century, with an early 19th-century expansion of the enclosed property (“clos”).

That survival story matters because the official protection explicitly cites the rarity of “urban barns as complete as this” as part of why it was registered in 2000.

## A short, fully sourced history timeline

### Medieval origins → 18th/early 19th layout
– The property is described in the official record as a 13th-century medieval barn that reached us in an 18th-century state for the overall building arrangement, with an early 19th-century extension of the enclosed grounds.

### 1848: architect-led transformation
– In 1848, architect Alphonse Delacroix reworked the buildings and the enclosed grounds into a park without changing the original dispositions (“sans modifier les dispositions d’origine”).

### Late 19th century: partial conversion to living space
– By the end of the century, A. Demangel transformed part of the outbuildings (“communs”) into a residence.
– The main lodging (“logis”) retains elements of décor and furniture designed by Delacroix.

If you’re trying to “read” the site while you walk, this timeline is the key: it’s not a single-period monument—it’s a working property that kept its structural logic while being adapted into a landscaped domain.

## What’s protected—and what that means you’re meant to notice

The legal protection is unusually specific about scope:

– Protected as MH (since 29 Nov 2000): the entire building, including décor considered attached to the building; plus the park, enclosure wall, and gates.
– Also “site classé” protections inside the property:
– the park is classified as a protected site (arrêté dated 17 Nov 1937)
– a stone table and the yew trees around it, with a 20 m radius, are classified (arrêté dated 10 Sep 1936)

In practice, this means the visit isn’t only about the buildings; the park layout and specific landscape features are part of what France formally decided was worth preserving.

## Visiting Grange Huguenet: openings, entry, and contact

Because this is a private property, access is typically structured around limited public openings and specific events.

### Listed public openings (one commonly referenced schedule)
A parks-and-gardens listing describes the public access pattern as:
– April to October: 2nd Wednesday, 14:00–17:00
– European Heritage Days: 3rd weekend of September
– Additional openings for local schools and scouts by appointment
– Free entry, with both self-guided and guided visit formats listed

### Heritage Days: what’s been offered
A European Heritage Days program listing notes that the site opens its doors for those days, with the ability to see a bread oven in operation and join guided tours describing the evolution of the buildings “since the 1670s,” with attention to Delacroix’s contributions in the 1860–1870 period.

### Contact details (as published in multiple listings)
– Phone: +33 6 08 02 58 80
– Email: [email protected]

## Two contextual internal links for a Besançon day

If you’re building a Besançon itinerary around heritage and museums, these two existing RealJourneyTravels pages are directly relevant:

– Noctarium (Muséum de Besançon) Journey Travels
– Museum of Fine Arts and Archeology of Besançon Journey Travels

## Data-quality flags (what to verify before you go)

– Opening times can shift. One widely cited schedule is “April–October, 2nd Wednesday 14:00–17:00 + Heritage Days,” but other directories may publish different seasonal hours; treat any single listing as provisional and confirm via the published phone/email before planning around it.
– Heritage record freshness: the Ministry of Culture’s POP/Mérimée notice shows a “last modified” date of 28 November 2025 (useful as a recency indicator for the legal/heritage details).
– Accessibility needs: none of the authoritative sources above confirm step-free access or surface conditions. For visitors with mobility, sensory, or fatigue considerations, the safest approach is to ask about routes and facilities when arranging your visit.

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