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Musée de Villèle

Museum in Saint-gilles-les-hauts, Saint-Paul

  • An illustrious family's great estate open to the public.
    The Musée de Villèle in Saint-Gilles-les-Hauts is a former colonial property. The owner’s house, set in the midst of a large plantation, belonged successively to the Desbassyns and Villèle families up until 1927.

  • The inside of this mansion evokes living conditions in the late 18th- and 19th-centuries. It features period furniture, along with a collection of historical documents and objets d'art, amid an estate extending over more than 10 hectares.
    Self-guided tours: the garden, the Chapelle Pointue, the kitchen, the slave hospital and the exhibition room.
    Guided tours: the ground floor of the main residence, the first floor and the Chapelle Pointue.
    Open Tuesday to Sunday, 09:30 to 12:30 and 13:30 to...
    The inside of this mansion evokes living conditions in the late 18th- and 19th-centuries. It features period furniture, along with a collection of historical documents and objets d'art, amid an estate extending over more than 10 hectares.
    Self-guided tours: the garden, the Chapelle Pointue, the kitchen, the slave hospital and the exhibition room.
    Guided tours: the ground floor of the main residence, the first floor and the Chapelle Pointue.
    Open Tuesday to Sunday, 09:30 to 12:30 and 13:30 to 17:30.
    Accessible to persons with reduced mobility, except on the first floor.
  • Environment
    • Rural
  • Spoken languages
    • French
    • French Creole
    • La Réunion pour Tous
Services
  • Accessibility
    • Mobility impaired
  • Equipment
    • bus parking
    • Private car park
  • Activities
    • Food shops
    • Public car park
    • Site of cultural interest
    • Panoramic viewpoint
Rates
Payment methods
  • Cheque
  • Cash
Openings
Openings
  • All year 2025