Patrimony Days 2019 in St Loup

2019 Patrimony Days (or European Heritage Days) were held on the 21st and 22nd of September.








2019 Patrimony Days (or European Heritage Days) were held on the 21st and 22nd of September.








The Niépce House will participate in the European Heritage Days which will be held on September 17th and 18th, 2022. You will be able to visit the place where the very first photo in the world was taken by the inventor of photography: Nicéphore Niépce. About the Niépce House Niépce’s house in Saint-Loup-de-Varennes is the…

The revised online edition of Niépce, correspondance et papiers is a compilation of over 700 documents from more than 50 archives spread all over the world.Footnotes give thousands of references; its index of names amounts to more than three thousand; equipped with a multi-criteria search engine. Historical bits and pieces are revealed, family secrets unveiled…

2018 Patrimony Days (or European Heritage Days) were held on the 15th and 16th of September.

On the occasion of Pentecost 2008 and 2009, the inhabitants of Saint-Loup-de-Varennes gathered, imitating the form of a camera (Niépce’s box). They had their photo taken individually by Niloufar Banisadr, and collectively by Pierre-Yves Mahé, from a helicopter. With the support of Saint-Loup-de-Varennes’ rural club:

Adding an adjustable saddle and a guiding wheel, Nicéphore Niépce aimed at perfecting this new means of transportation, which – as its name indicates – allowed its users to walk very fast on foot. The Niépce House decided to build an exact copy of the existing original (exhibited in the Musée Niépce at Châlon). The…

The Regional Directorate of Cultural Affairs of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté is organizing a meeting day for the Landmark Houses on Monday, May 27, 2024, at the Maison Nicéphore Niepce in Saint-Loup-de-Varennes.
2 rue Nicéphore Niépce,
71240 Saint-Loup-de-Varennes
France
Phone: +33 (0)1 40 09 18 58
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The Nicéphore Niépce House is open each year from July 1st to August 24th only, every day from 10am to 6pm (closed on Tuesdays).