Ardèche miniatures, Miniature park in Soyons, France.
Ardèche miniatures is a miniature park in Soyons featuring detailed scale models that recreate the landscapes of the Vivarais region with its railways, rivers, and terrain. The display covers a spacious area and presents multiple scenes with tracks, waterways, and natural features characteristic of the area.
Pierre Malfay, a former electrician and model-railway enthusiast, created the park, which closed in 2004 when he retired. In 2008 Vincent Piotti and Guillaume Argaud reopened it, and the company 07 Miniatures was registered on 23 May 2008. Guillaume Argaud is now the sole manager.
The models reproduce the Chemin de fer du Vivarais, nicknamed Le Mastrou, with its stations, bridges and tunnels, alongside the Mont Gerbier-de-Jonc, the Ray-Pic waterfall, the Ardèche gorges and the Pont d'Arc. The park was imagined by Pierre Malfay, a former electrician and railway modelling enthusiast, who chose these Ardèche subjects himself.
The park lies in Soyons, in the Ardèche, and its displays cover more than 2,800 m² at a scale of 1/22.5, so allow time to walk the whole circuit of stations, bridges and tunnels. The grounds are outdoors, so check the weather before setting out.
The park's creator, Pierre Malfay, was a former electrician and railway modelling enthusiast; the site closed in 2004 when he retired and reopened in 2008 under Vincent Piotti and Guillaume Argaud, who now runs it alone. The main display is a narrow-gauge network with its stations, bridges and tunnels, at 1/22.5 scale.
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