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Offer, Avenches
Offer, Avenches
The National Stud Farm, the daily capital of horses
The National Stud Farm, the daily capital of horses. © harasnational.ch
- Culture & MuseumsCategory
- Culture & Museums
- PlacePlace
- Avenches
The Swiss National Stud Farm is full of activities and know-how in many fields and professions.
Do you know the Franches-Montagnes horse breed? How do the horses feed? Have you ever heard of the profession of wheelwright?
Our guide will take you to the heart of the Swiss National Stud Farm's activities and introduce you to its various missions and its many boarders.
Established in Avenches in 1899, the Swiss National Stud Farm is a training centre for horse-related professions and a stallion depot for the Franches-Montagnes breed.
Its boarders are numerous and surprising! Amongst other stallions and mares, there is the donkey Balou as well as the largest colony of white storks in French-speaking Switzerland
Opening hours
Opening hours
- From 17 Apr 2026 to 12 Aug 2026
Good to know
Good to know
- Conditions / supplements
- - Registration required online or at Avenches Tourism
- - Registration deadline: 72 hours before the tour
- - Duration of the Tour: 1h30 on weekdays / 1h on weekends
- - Price per person: CHF 15.00 for 1.5 hours (weekday Tour) and CHF 10.00 for 1 hour (weekend Tour)
- - Free for children up to 12 years old
- - A minimum number of participants is required on this tour
- Meeting place
- - Meet in front of the 2nd white gate under the ‘Agroscope’ sign (see map)
- Language
- Guided tours in French and German:
- - Friday, 17 April 2026, from 10:00 to 11:30
- - Saturday, 30 May 2026, from 15:00 to 16:00
- - Friday, 10 July 2026, from 10:00 to 11:30
- - Wednesday, 12 August 2026, from 10:00 to 11:30
Links & PDFs
Links & PDFs
Contact
Contact
- Main contact
- Avenches Tourisme Place de l'Eglise 3 1580 Avenches +41 26 676 99 22 [email protected] www.avenches.ch
The National Stud Farm, the daily capital of horses
