Magnanery

A magnanery (French: magnanerie) is the site of sericulture, or silk farming, similar to a farm being the site of agriculture. The yeoman who runs it is called a magnanier or, more recently, a mangnan. The word magnanière, meaning building dedicated to sericulture, is also seen.

A former magnanery in Luberon

The word originated from the Occitan word magnan, as Provence was the centre of French sericulture.

The area around Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort has Magnaneries, and the town itself has a silk museum.[1]

References

"The Silk Museum". Office de Tourisme du Piémont Cévenol. Retrieved January 28, 2017.

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[1] "The Silk Museum". Office de Tourisme du Piémont Cévenol. Retrieved January 28, 2017.

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