Maison du Marais poitevin

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The Maison du Marais poitevin traces, according to the principles of an ecomuseum, the history of the wet Marais and its inhabitants. This museum is located in the heart of the village of Coulon, a tourist commune in the Deux-Sèvres department located in the green Venice about ten kilometers southwest of Niort.

History: The Maison du Marais poitevin was first opened to the public in 1988, under the name of Maison des Marais wet by an association law 1901 called "Association de valorisation du patrimoine naturelle et culturel du marais poitevin". It is located in Coulon, Place de la Coutume, in a seigneurial residence whose northern facade has a dovecote and a Renaissance window whose shingles were sawn, dating from the 16th century. The place of custom owes its name to feudal rights perceived from the Middle Ages until the Revolution. A right of passage (the right of great custom) was due for goods up and down on the Niort Sèvre from Niort to Marans. In 1995, the museum was expanded and renovated and a teaching service approved by the Ministry of Education was established. Today, the House of the Poitevin Marais receives an average of 35...