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One man’s dream<\/strong>: Maurice Burrus (1882-1959)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
An industrialist with many faces<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Born in 1882 at Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines (Haut-Rhin), Maurice Burrus was from a family of industrialists who had made a fortune from tobacco. In 1911, after studies in Dole, Paris and Hanover, he inherited the family cigarette business with his cousin, Andr\u00e9 Burrus.
With his multi-faceted personality Maurice Burrus was both a public and political figure\u2013he was elected to parliament in 1932, he was a patron of the arts, an art collector, a renowned philatelist recognised worldwide, passionate about archaeology (he financed the dig at Vaison-la-Romaine among others) and was a great landowner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The purchase of the forest<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Maurice Burrus bought the Sao\u00fb forest in 1924 wanting to keep it for hunting and to raise Shetland sheep. However, he quickly changed his mind and decided to convert the forest to green tourism. He launched a conversion plan with a replanting programme and also adding picnic tables and creating a passable track that circled the massif, but the creation of the inn was the programme\u2019s crowning achievement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Portrait of Maurice Burrus. \u00a9 Fonds Paul Burrus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The inn’s first incarnation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The building of the inn<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

To create the inn Maurice Barrus called on an architect in Romans sur Is\u00e8re, Paul Boyer. He designed a simple and functional building on two levels, on the ground floor was to be the restaurant, bar and kitchens and above were bedrooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Portrait of Paul Boyer. \u00a9 Fonds Boyer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
The years of prosperity<\/strong><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

When it opened in October 1930 the inn amazed the local people with the splendour of the events it put on; the first decade of the inn\u2019s life included Venetian festivals, famous bands, and concerts. It rapidly became a favourite destination for the people of the Dr\u00f4me, not just the middle classes and business- people but also working-class families who came to relax in the forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Decline and oblivion<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The prosperity did not last long, the Second World War put a stop to the functioning of the inn and after the war the Sao\u00fb forest and its inn were no longer among Maurice Burrus’ priorities. The inn slowly declined. Empty and unused, inevitably the building deteriorated and was, in the end, only used as an occasional backdrop for wedding photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Renewal – the new Inn<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Acquisition par le D\u00e9partement<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

When the Department acquired the forest in 2003, the inn was a ruin.
Once the work to make it safe was completed the question of the future of the building was raised.
It was finally decided to create a visitor centre whose objective is to allow the many visitors to the forest to get to know it better, to stimulate their curiosity and help them understand its rich natural resources<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For further information download our mobile application<\/strong>: a walk narrated by Maurice Burrus here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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