Garden of Harmas Jean-Henri Fabre - Serignan-du-Comtat (84) - Vaucluse - Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur - France

Garden of Harmas Jean-Henri Fabre

Serignan-du-Comtat - Vaucluse (84) - Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur - France

The Harmas (”Fallow Ground” in Provencal) of Jean Henri Fabre.
On 18 May 2006 the famous naturalist and entomologist Jean Henri Fabre's (1823 ­ 1915) garden and part of the house, restored by the National Museum of Natural History, have been reopened to the public.
The visitors will be able to discover the garden, which contains more than 500 different species of plants where the naturalist made many of his observations about plants and insects. His working cabinet contains his collections of fossils, his manuscripts, his herbarium and the small table on which thousands of pages were written, specially the ”Souvenirs Entomologiques”. Surface : 1 ha

  • Opening :
    We have not been informed about opening times and prices for 2023 yet. Please be sure to read up on them before visiting the site!
  • Visits :
    Unguided visits.
    Guided visits with previous booking , Duration of a guided visit : 0h45mn, Minimal number of persons for a guided visit : 10 .
    Access partially adapted for disabled persons.
  • Services :
    Shop, Picnic area, Public lavatory, Refreshment stall and sweet shop, Drinking water fountain, Lectures, Practical training courses , Pedagogical presentations, Dog admitted if kept on a lead, Carpark arranged, Museum visit, Exhibition visitation, Collections.
  • Access :
    GPS (Lat x Long) : 44.188911700, 4.843462000