Today : 10 - 12 am / 2 - 5 pm

Saline royale d'Arc-et-Senans

The Saline royale of Arc-et-Senans was included on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1982. It is the masterpiece of Claude Nicolas Ledoux (1736-1806), a visionary architect of the Age of Enlightenment. It is also a rare example in the history of industrial architecture.

Destined to produce salt, it was commissioned by Louis XV and built between 1775 and 1779.

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Today : 10 - 12 am / 2 - 5 pm
Getting to the Saline royale

Preparing your visit

Opening times
Prices
Access
Fench, English, German
On-site catering
Free parking
Partial accessibility top people with disabilities
Opening times

MONUMENT

  • November to March: 10am/12pm ; 2pm/5pm
  • April, May, June, September and October: 9am/6pm
  • July and August: 9am/7pm
  • Closed on 25/12 and 01/01

The site is partially accessible to people with reduced mobility.

Dogs are permitted on leads on the premises of the Saline royale but arenot allowed inside the buildings.

Prices

PRICES ENTRY FEE

  • Adult: €13
  • Youths from 16 to 25 years: €9.50
  • Children from 6 to 15 years: €8
  • Children under the age of 6: free
  • Students, job seekers, people on income support, people with reduced mobility: €9.50
  • Family rate (2 adults + 2 children between 6 and 15): €37
  • Concessions (ask for information): €11.50
  • Yearly subscription from €26

Including rental of the Histopad digital tablet as part of the new visitor trail

Access

ADRESS

EPCC Saline Royale
Grande rue, 25610 Arc et Senans

NEARBY TOWNS

Besançon (35km), Dole (30km)

TRAIN STATION

  • TER Arc et Senans
  • TGV direct from Paris 2 hours 20, from Lausanne 1 hour 30, TER direct from Lyon 2 hours 20
    Go to the SNCF website

AIRPORT

Mulhouse-Basel, Geneva, Dôle/Tavaux and Lyon

ROAD

A36 exit Gendrey/Saline royale; A39 exit Poligny

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A UNESCO World Heritage

A UNESCO World Heritage

The Saline royale of Arc-et-Senans was included on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1982. It is the masterpiece of Claude Nicolas Ledoux (1736-1806), a visionary architect of the Age of Enlightenment.

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Expositions

Expositions

The Saline royale houses four permanent exhibitions that can be visited all year: the Claude Nicolas Ledoux Museum, Salt Stories, The invention of world heritage and Site Memories, and temporary exhibitions.

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Gardens

Gardens

Today, the Saline royale is being reinvented around Claude Nicolas Ledoux’s City of Chaux project: Un Cercle immense.

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Discover gardens in motion

A new digital trail : augmented 180°

A new digital trail : augmented 180°

The Saline royale offers a new digital trail so that visitors, particularly families, can enjoy an enriched and fun tour of the heritage site.  Many tools are available to discover the rich history of the Saltworks and its designer: the Histopad tablet takes visitors on a journey through history thanks to augmented reality.

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Program

Cultural season

ETE 2022 Family

Les Nuits de la Saline

The Royal Saltworks offers unique evenings including a guided tour of the new gardens in the 2nd semi-circle, dinner in the heart of the monument, a show with huge projections of works by the painter Charles Belle and a free visit of the illuminated gardens.
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ETE 2022 Family

Lux Salina, the show

Lux Salina takes us through the different periods of the history of La Saline Royale from the 18th century to the present day.

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The Jura Arc garden Saline Royale
15 > 16 OCTOBER 2022 Family

Plant fair

Like every year, the Royal Saltworks offers a Plant Fair. Many exhibitors will offer for sale shrubs, fruit trees, hardy perennials and old roses, flower bulbs and rhizomes ...
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Activities

Activities of the Saline royale

Hotel

Hotel

Experience a moment out of time by staying in one of the 31 listed rooms in the 3-star Saline Royale hotel.

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Restaurant

Restaurant

The temporary gardens of the traditional Festival are being transformed into

Treat yourself to a break during your visit. Regional tastes and flavours can be enjoyed on the terrace or inside, amidst exceptional décor.

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Congress centre / Private events

Congress centre / Private events

The Saline royale is also a congress centre with 10 meeting rooms accommodating from 10 to 900 people for corporate seminars and private events.

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Bookshop / Gift shop

Bookshop / Gift shop

A bookshop-gift shop proposes over 5,000 books and objects in connection with architecture, the history of salt, gardens and the 18th century.

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Support the Saline royale

Support the Saline royale

Bring to life a unique monument that is now open to everyone, support the conservation of UNESCO world heritage and take part in passing it on to future generations.

Contribute to the development of ambitious projects that promote our region, generate sustainable employment and support diversity and research into solutions to climate issues.

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