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The Ecomuseum
History of the ecomuseum
In the 12th century, Robert 1st Count of Dreux, son of King Louis VI, asked the monks of Breuil-Benoît Abbey to create a priory at the foot of his castle.
Until the French Revolution, the monks collected the tithe from the Drouais winegrowers there.
The counts exploited in Saint-Thibault one of the 6 banal presses of the city of Dreux.
 Exemple de pressoir artisanal |  La Cabotière |
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1987
Creation of the Museum
In 1987, the Flora Gallica association created in these unique medieval remains the Ecomuseum of Drouais Winegrowers and Artisans.
Threatened by the construction of a road, the troglodyte cellars of the Saint-Thibault priory were entrusted to Flora Gallica, with the mission of resurrecting this place for generations to come.
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