Daily hours
9.30 a.m to 6 p.m
Hours of guided tours
Every 30 min from 10 a.m to 12 a.m and from 1.30 p.m to 5.30 p.m
Organize the tour
Opening hours
Opening hours
- From November to March: 10am to 12pm ; 2pm to 5.30pm
- From April to October: 9.30 am to 6pm
- From July to August: 9.30 am to 7pm
The subterranean gallery is accessible only with a guide.
Guided tours
- December / January / February / March / November
10.30am ; 2.30pm ; 4pm - April / May / June / September / October
10am ; 11am ; 12am ; 2.30pm ; 3.30pm ; 4.30pm - July / August
10am ; 10.30am ; 11am ; 11.30am ; 12am ; 1.30pm ; 2pm ; 2.30pm ; 3pm ; 3.30pm ; 4pm ; 4.30pm ; 5pm ; 5.30pm
Prices
Prices
Guided tours (only way to see the underground gallery)
Full price
Reduced with partners
(Juramusées, Cezam, CNAS, ticket of Taillanderie of Nans-Sous-Sainte-Anne or Fort Saint-André, card Visites Passion, CE Peugeot). On presentation of proof.
Other reduced prices
(curist)
Family Package
(minimum 2 adults + 2 children between 6 and 18 years old)
Children from 13 to 18 years old, student, job-seeker, disabled person
Children from 6 to 12 years old
Child under 6 years old
Combined ticket Grande Saline + Saline royale
Adult
Children from 16 to 18 years old, student, job-seeker, disabled person
Children from 6 to 15
Other reduced prices and information for groups in « Coming in Grande Saline ».
Access
Adress
Grande Saline of Salins-les-Bains
3 place des salines 39110 Salins-les-Bains
Nearby towns:
Besançon (45 km), Dole (41 km)
Nearby stations:
Mouchard (9 km), Dole (41 km)
Roads:
A36 exit Lausanne, A36 and A39 exit Poligny
1200 years
of salt production
Grande Saline of Salins-les-Bains is a high testimony of industrial salt production. As one of the most ancient factory in France, it combines technological development with exceptional longevity.
Its business model reflects exemplary management of natural resources.
Going into the wells reveals a 12th-century gallery preserving a 19th-century bucket wheel that is still functioning, pumping salt water on the underground before being sent in the evaporation’s room a symbol of working-class memory.
Highlights
of the tour
