THE VILLAGE OF PROVENCE

General presentation

Provence, landscape marvellous all at the same time dry and rocky but so green and fruit-bearing in the valleys of the Rhône and the Durance; many people admire this bathed area of sun and ground of asylum of many artists, painters, writers, scenario writers.

Close the eyes : you are in full Comtat Venaisin. The popes are not there any more on the rock of Doms, but the cicadas sing immutably.

All Provence is present on this giant diorama : the mill of MaîtreCornille in Fontvielle, landscapes of Manon des Sources, the fortress of Château-Neuf. And on the place of the market one buys fruit and vegetables, the gossip looks at what occurs, an old bed his newspaper sitting on curbstone of the fountain which really runs. Even Panisse, Escartefigue and Mr Brun are present for a belote you "to split the heart".

With the turning of the village, you will see the baker who awaits the return of his wife with Pomponnette. There is of course the inevitable part of game of bowls with the string to measure the difference between the balls, and the municipal gardener conscientiously sprinkles the floors in front of the town hall with a true pipe from where runs a limpid and fresh water.

Finally we did not forget Mireille which left, counters the liking of her father, with the tambourinaire well far towards the mountain of Alpilles so much they are in love one with the other.

It is all Provence of Raimu, of Pagnol, Giono and Daudet which we joined together for the greatest happiness and the amazement of the children and the adults. Let us santons of Provence always fascinated the public.

That is for one to enrich a private or public collection or to be offered to the visitors within the framework of a tourist tour, we propose to you to acquire this fabulous village of Provence with 100 characters automats, with authentic clothes of Provence.

1 - Animation itself : approximately 47 houses 100 automatons

 This realization thus presents a village of Provence on a 1/10 scale with approximately 47 houses, shops, workshops and rural environment like some more specific elements such as feudal castle, vault, church and mill.

This village is inhabited by 100 characters carried out from authentic santons with clothes (18 cm) and animated of 1 or 2 movements. One can find there many traditional scenes such as the part of game of bowls, the part of charts etc... But also the representation of various trades the such blacksmith, the basket maker, the potter...

The whole of the movements is managed by programmers thus avoiding any repetitive aspect of animation.

A small animated crib also takes place in this decoration. Apart from the period of Christmas, it is possible if one wishes it to withdraw it from the glance without harming the unit.

2 - Establishment

It acts of a platform of exposure of 30 m² (12m X 2m50) representing 29 meters linear of exposure. This platform is divided into 16 plates of 1m 50 X 1m 25 and is installed to 60 cm of the ground.

To still facilitate handling, each module is equipped with a metal structure on 4 wheels supporting the plate.

3 - Circulation : various presentations

The modular aspect of this animation makes it possible to plan various types of presentation according to space to be invested generating various modes of circulation : 

1 - in central position inviting the visitors to make the turn of the plate
2 - in side position (on both sides of an alley for example)
3 - at right angles "" thus equipping an angle
4 - into linear integral on 24m
5 - on the periphery of a showroom

It can also be divided into two to be exposed in places different constituting then a unit from 12m X 1m25

Technical elements :

- power pack 220V
- maximum passage for a module: (width) 1m35 X (height) 2m20
- establishment in ground floor only or stage in a building authorizing the transfer of the modules according to the dimensions mentioned above by hoist or elevator.

4 - Evolutionary

The principle of construction of the village and its modular aspect authorize all kinds of modifications and of later additions, that it acts of santons automats, of frame, landscape or elements of decoration.

Visit a part of the Village !

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