Visit of the "Maison Domat", headquarters of the Association for Research on the Iron Age in Auvergne

Name: Visita de la "Maison Domat", sede de la asociación para la Investigación sobre la Edad del Hierro en Auvernia
Start: 2022-09-17T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Maison Domat

Visit of the Domat House, inscribed since 2000 as a historical monument, especially because of the 225 graffiti at the lead mine and the blood. The oldest are dated to the 17th century.

17 i 18 septiembre 2022Passed

@Jean Jouannet / ARAFA

The Domat house is a private property located in the village of Mirefleurs. This is an old possession of Jean Domat (1625-1696), who received the personal papers of his friend Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), on his death.
The house has been listed as a historic monument since 2000, especially because of the 225 graffiti at the lead mine and the blood that adorn the tower of the building. Some of them may represent Blaise Pascal.
The building is placed at the disposal of the Association for Research on the Iron Age in Auvergne (ARAFA) as head office.
The visits, commented and in small groups, consist of a presentation of the house Domat and a presentation of the ARAFA.

About the location

Maison Domat

2 rue de la grande Chareyre 63730 Mirefleurs

Puy-de-Dôme
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

The Domat house is a private property located in the village of Mirefleurs. This is an old possession of Jean Domat (1625-1696), who received the personal papers of his friend Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), on his death. The house has been listed as a historic monument since 2000, especially because of the 225 graffiti at the lead mine and the blood that adorn the tower of the building. Some of them may represent Blaise Pascal.
The building is made available to the Association for Research on the Iron Age in Auvergne (ARAFA) as its headquarters, and has been used in particular to house teams of archaeologists.
The visits consist of a presentation of the Domat house and a presentation of the ARAFA.