Bastide Museum Heritage Interpretation Center in Monflanquin

Opening hours

Closed

  • Monday Closed
  • Tuesday Closed
  • Wednesday 09:30 am - 12:30 am 02:00 pm - 05:00 pm
  • Thursday 09:30 am - 12:30 am 02:00 pm - 05:00 pm
  • Friday 09:30 am - 12:30 am 02:00 pm - 05:00 pm
  • Saturday Closed
  • Sunday Closed

Opens at 09:30 am

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Useful information

Location : In the countryside

Province : Pays du Dropt

Services

  • Campervans pitch
  • Children playground
  • Chèques Vacances (Holiday voucher)
  • Disable access
  • English spoken
  • Groups
  • Open all year round
  • Parking
  • Restaurant
  • English
    • In Monflanquin, one of the most beautiful bastides in the southwest , labeled among " The most beautiful villages in France", discover, on the first floor of the Tourist Office, the Bastides Museum, a heritage interpretation center. It is dedicated to the phenomenon of new towns of the Middle Ages that appeared in the southwest of France, between the 13th and 14th centuries.

      Explanatory panels (translated into English), models and a new fun family trail will allow you to discover all the modernity of these new cities with checkerboard plans, equipped with a charter of customs, initiating another organization of medieval society.

      Guided tours are organized during school holidays or for events.

      Open all year round for groups by appointment. A treasure hunt is offered to families during the holidays.

      The Bastides Museum also offers an Escape Game "Le 13eme Jeu" during which you will have to solve puzzles related to the history of the bastide of Monflanquin. A thrilling hour where you will dive into the Middle Ages. Reservation required. €10 per person from 7 years old. Minimum of 4 participants, maximum 10 participants.escapegamele13emejeu.fr

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Traveller Reviews Bastide Museum

3.6 sur 5 7 reviews

  • M JV

    5 sur 5 Reviews posted by M JV on 10/10/2025

    Very well done. The guide knows her stuff inside out.

  • David Moulin

    5 sur 5 Reviews posted by David Moulin on 14/08/2025

  • Alan Thiercelin

    5 sur 5 Reviews posted by Alan Thiercelin on 06/07/2025

    Coming from Quebec, we loved our visit. We recommend it. We'll be back.

Traveller Reviews Bastide Museum

4.2 sur 5 17 reviews

  • "Insights into the 100 Years War"

    5 / 5 Reviews posted by Hilary S (London, United Kingdom) on 20/08/2018

    Well laid out museum in the heart of Monflanquin with fascinating and insightful displays about the complexities of the Hundred Years War and the significance of bastide towns

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  • "interesting and rare"

    4 / 5 Reviews posted by daisy667 (Marmande, France) on 12/06/2017

    good introduction to the bastides and their checkered history. Well presented, pleasant staff. will go back

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  • "Very informative and helpful place"

    5 / 5 Reviews posted by charliechan_10 (Haversham, United Kingdom) on 09/08/2016

    If you are in the town of Monflanquin you must visit here , it gives an excellent insight into the town and its history

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Bastide Museum

Address

Place des Arcades
47150 Monflanquin

Contacts

Phone : 05 53 36 40 19

GPS coordinates

44° 31'58.09"N, 0° 46'5.64"E

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