Make the most of the Museum and its surroundings (walks, visits, restaurants)

You can visit the Ampère Museum during its opening hours or take a guided tour by reservation every day of the week. The Museum is accessible by public transport (check the bus timetable) or by car (parking in front of the museum and electric charging point).

Audioguides in French and English are available for hire to facilitate your visit.

If you wish to organise a guided tour, please make your reservation request at least 2 weeks in advance on our website.

The Museum offers a fun quiz for children to enjoy the visit in a different way.

The museum's gardens offer a relaxing space with a beautiful, unobstructed view of the countryside.

The duration of a visit varies, between one and one and a half hours for most visitors.

Visitor's regulations (in French)

What to do around the Museum?

Eating out

Several restaurants and shops in Poleymieux au Mont d'Or are within walking distance of the Museum:

• Restaurant: Auberge de Poleymieux
• Shop and bakery: Épicerie des Carbones

Other restaurants and shops in nearby towns may also be suitable for your tour

We strongly advise you to make a reservation if you wish to go there.

There are several restaurants around the Museum. The Auberge de Poleymieux (within walking distance of the Museum) or Aux Montagnards (3 km) are the closest. We strongly advise you to make a reservation if you wish to go there. A bakery in Poleymieux, within walking distance of the Museum, also offers catering facilities.

Visiting, walking or hiking

The village of Poleymieux au Mont d'Or, in the heart of the Monts d'Or, is a picturesque village full of charm and accessible on foot from the Museum. With a remarkable natural area and houses made of Monts d'Or yellow stone, the village boasts an exceptional heritage (Rissler tower, cabornes path, geological path, etc.).A few steps from the museum you can admire the statue of Ampère made in 1909 by the sculptor André Vermare.

There are marked walking and hiking trails all around the Museum. You will find a small map at the Ampère Museum to guide you. About fifty walks and hikes of all levels and themes (geological and archaeological paths, local heritage,...) are proposed on this link.

If you are a group, you can get a guided walk with our partner, the association "La PIE Verte".