La Fabrique de Julien
La Fabrique de Julien
La Fabrique de Julien
La Fabrique de Julien
La Fabrique de Julien
La Fabrique de Julien
La Fabrique de Julien
La Fabrique de Julien
La Fabrique de Julien
Artisans & Producers

Candy factory La Fabrique de Julien

Bourg-Argental

In a workshop especially designed to welcome the public, Julien and his team work with sugar & chocolate to make their homemade creations. These confectioners work their magic on the ingredients to create all sorts of sweet treats, in a range of delicious flavours: sweets in all shapes and sizes, marshmallows, etc.

PriceFree of charge. Group rate available for > 30 people.
opening dateFrom 01/01 to 22/02/2025. Closed Monday and Sunday. Closed exceptionally on January 1st. From 24/02 to 08/03/2025, daily. From 10/03 to 19/04/2025. Closed Monday and Sunday. From 21/04 to 04/05/2025. Closed on Sunday. Closed exceptionally on bank holidays. From 05/05 to 06/07/2025. Closed Monday and Sunday. Closed exceptionally on Whit Monday. From 07/07 to 30/08/2025, daily. From 31/08 to 19/10/2025. Closed Monday and Sunday. From 20/10 to 02/11/2025. Closed on Sunday. From 03/11 to 07/12/2025. Closed Monday and Sunday. From 09/12 to 27/12/2025, daily. Closed exceptionally on bank holidays. From 28/12/2025 to 04/01/2026. Closed on Sunday. Closed exceptionally on January 1st.

Demonstration of how sweets and chocolates are made using natural ingredients. Sugary and chocolate-based creations of all kinds.

When visitors arrive on the premises, the confectioners/chocolate makers invite them to begin the tour. There are four parts to the tour:
- Explanation of the different natural ingredients used, through fun workshop activities.
- The museum of manufacturing sweets and lollipops the traditional way, and the various tools used in the past.
- A live demonstration from a qualified confectioner of making sweets and lollipops from baked sugar, in an amphitheatre with an opportunity to taste afterwards.
- Walkway overlooking the other workshops (manufacture of marshmallows, nougatine, chocolates, candied chestnuts, and, of course, the packaging room).

Plan your trip

Candy factory La Fabrique de Julien
48 Boulevard d'Almandet, 42220 Bourg-Argental
My trip
Nearby stationSaint-Chamond
nearby airportSaint-Etienne-Boutheon