Périgord Military Museum War memories at the Périgueux military museum

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Opening hours

Closed

  • Monday 02:00 pm - 06:00 pm
  • Tuesday 02:00 pm - 06:00 pm
  • Wednesday 02:00 pm - 06:00 pm
  • Thursday 02:00 pm - 06:00 pm
  • Friday 02:00 pm - 06:00 pm
  • Saturday 02:00 pm - 06:00 pm
  • Sunday Closed

Opens at 02:00 pm

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Useful information

Location : In town

Province : White Périgord

Services

  • Cash
  • Credit card accepted
  • Groups
  • Open all year round
  • English

    • Museum bringing together military souvenirs brought back by the people of Périgord during their campaigns, whether they relate to the daily life of the soldier or to the feats of arms of the Regiments in which they served. It is with more than 12,000 objects, all remarkable, rare or picturesque, that you will relive the daily life of our soldiers, from the Middle Ages to the present day. Associative museum since January 18, 1911, recognized as being of public utility since January 29, 1928.

      Opening hours : Museum open all year round from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. except Sundays and public holidays.

      Prices :

      • Full price: €5/person
      • Reduced rate: €3/person
      • Free: children under 12 and school groups

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Traveller Reviews Périgord Military Museum

4.3 sur 5 95 reviews

  • "Very interesting"

    5 / 5 Reviews posted by Louise8866 (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) on 09/08/2025

    This museum is stuffed full of artifacts, displays, posters etc. You could spend many hours in this museum if you chose to. We were greeted by a friendly man who explained how the museum worked then...

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  • "Jam-packed with interesting exhibits"

    4 / 5 Reviews posted by DordogneAnglais (Cambridge, United Kingdom) on 21/08/2024

    Although apparently quite a small museum, spread over 3 storeys, every possible stairwell, corridor, nook and cranny contains an exhibit of some kind. The building itself is old and quaint, with...

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  • "Visiting Périgueux."

    4 / 5 Reviews posted by hans-jaguar (Santa Comba Dao, Portugal) on 14/08/2022

    You will pass this small “Military Museum” of Périgord in Périgieux, when walking from the underground parking towards the cathedral. The museum is now more than a century old. It was the wish from...

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Périgord Military Museum

Address

32 rue des Farges
24000 Périgueux

Contacts

Phone : 05 53 53 47 36

Website of Périgord Military Museum

GPS coordinates

45° 10'59.53"N, 0° 43'15.32"E

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