Librairies and historical associations
The French Protestant librairies
- Society of French Protestant history [Société de l’histoire du protestantisme français (S.H.P.F.)]
54 rue des Saints Pères, 75007 Paris
Tél : 01 45 48 62 07
This private library has the most documents on the subjects in France : 150 000 printed documents (XVIth – XXth century), 20 000 manuscrits, 1 700 periodicals. It is open from Tuesday to Saturday (2-6 pm). It is shut from the 1st August until the beginning of Septembrer ; it is possible to consult documents in the library and buy a reader’s card. It also contains a Museum (visit by appointment only) where there are pictures, prints, medals and Protestant souvenirs. It is possible to borrow objects from these collections for temporary exhibitions in other museums both in France and abroad.
Trimestriel historical bulletin, published since 1852
Publication of the proceedings of the Colloquium of the S.H.P.F.
Protestant Genealogy Centre (which deals with research into any French family of Protestant origin)
Committee of Study on Protestants in the 2nd World War (research and periodical meetings)
- Library for Protestantisme in the centre of France (legacy of Pastor Emile Vincent) (Bibliothèque du protestantisme du centre de la France)
89300 Joigny
- Protestant Media Library (Médiathèque protestante)
1 quai Saint Thomas, 67000 Strasbourg
Tél : 03 88 25 90 15
Fax : 03 88 25 90 99
Contact : mediatheque@protestants.org
Site de la Médiathèque protestante
- Library of the Museum of Protestantism in the High Languedoc (Bibliothèque du Musée du protestantisme en Haut-Languedoc)
Maison du luthier, 81260 Ferrières
Historical Associations
- Société de l’histoire du protestantisme français (S.H.P.F.)
54 rue des Saints Pères, 75007 Paris
Tél : 01 45 48 62 07
- Société d’histoire du protestantisme de Montpellier
13 rue Louis-Perrier, 34000 Montpellier
Contact : shprotestantisme_mtp@yahoo.fr
- Société d’histoire du protestantisme de Nîmes et du Gard
3 rue Claude Brousson, 30000 Nîmes
Tél : 04 66 67 22 98
- Centre d’étude du protestantisme béarnais
Archives départementales des Pyrénées Atlantiques, 64000 Pau
Tél : 05 59 84 05 81
Contact : ce.pb@wanadoo.fr
- Société d’histoire du protestantisme du Ban de la Roche
21 Quai Rouget-de-Lisle, 67000 Strasbourg
- Société d’histoire du protestantisme du Midi-méditerranéen
11 avenue de Provence, 13009 Marseille
Tél : 04 91 17 06 15
- Société montalbanaise d’étude et de recherche sur le protestantisme
Maison de la Culture, rue du Collège, 82000 Montauban
- Patrimoine huguenot d’Ardèche
Le Chambon de Bavas, 07360 Saint Vincent de Durfort
- Société d’histoire du protestantisme dans la Vallée de la Dordogne
6 bis rue Chanzy BP 9, 33220 Sainte-Foy-la-Grande
- Mémoire protestante en Orléanais
1 rue Parisle, 45000 Orléans
- Association du Temple de Pontaix
26150 Pontaix
- Association pour la sauvegarde du Temple de Lemé
Temple de Lemé, rue du Temple BP2, 02140 Lemé
Associated notes
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The Society for the History of French Protestantism
Of what use is the history of Protestantism ? Since one hundred fifty years, the Society of the History of French Protestantism (SHPF) has never avoided the question but it has... -
International Museum of the Reformation (Geneva)
An interactive introduction to Protestantism from the XVIth to the XXIst century -
The Châtillon-Coligny Museum
This museum is situated in the former local hospital and here you can find an exhibition on the Coligny family and the French Protestants in the XVIth century. -
Museum of Protestantism in the Vivarais region
The Museum of Protestantism in the Vivarais can be found in a XVth century fortified building, built in the Boutières style typical of the Ardèche, and classified as a historical... -
Protestant Museum of the Dauphiné
The protestant museum of the Dauphiné is situated in a XVth century building which became a temple two centuries later. Together with the temple of Collet de Dèze in Lozère,... -
Musée du protestantisme de Ferrières
Fondé en 1968, installé en 2010 dans ses nouveaux murs, le Musée de Ferrières a une double ambition qui fait son originalité.