A century of workers' and cooperative history accessible to all!

La Fraternelle" grew out of a workers' cooperative set up in Saint-Claude in the late 1870s, and was transformed into a food cooperative in 1881. It was radically different from other cooperatives in that all profits were paid into a social fund, which provided provident, relief, retirement and mutual aid services. A whole philosophy, a social, political and trade union culture was then put in place. And what could be better than to bring these different activities together under one roof? Following the example of the "Vooruit" in Belgium, the Sanclaude co-operators bought a building in the heart of the town and built the Maison du Peuple, which was inaugurated in 1910.

The heir to a realised utopia, the association La fraternelle, has been bringing this 4,000 m2 building back to life for over 30 years. Today, it is a cultural and artistic space, a place of memory, broadcasting and contemporary creation at the heart of the town and the Haut-Jura: café, cinema, theatre/dance, music, silk-screen printing workshop, art library, archives, shop...

Guided tours on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4.30pm during school holidays (all zones).
Family visits (from 8 years) on Wednesdays at 10.30am during school holidays (all zones).
For groups (6 people or more) on request all year round (minimum 20 days before the date of the visit required).
Length of guided tour: 1h30 + film

Cinema: Three arthouse cinemas with 3D equipment. A wide and varied programme, highlights, meetings with the directors, introductory editing workshops with the MashUp table, etc.
The Maison du Peuple cinema is open all year round from Tuesday to Sunday (it may be closed from late August to mid-September).

Café: A friendly, welcoming place, with artistic programming and entertainment (courtyard, billiards and darts).
The café team welcomes you from Wednesday to Sunday from 5.30pm (may be closed in August).

Shop/art library: A wide range of homemade products and other items related to La fraternelle's activities. With the art library, you can hang one or more works of art on your walls!
Pauline welcomes you from Tuesday to Friday, 9.30am to 12.30pm and 2pm to 6.30pm.
+ Saturdays in December from 10.30am to 12.30pm and from 3pm to 7pm