La Tourte de Besse - Baker
Yves SAINT PIERRE – an artisan baker in Besse en Oisans – produces traditional hand-kneaded bread called “La Tourte de Besse”. He is one of the last villagers to carry on this tradition and one of the rare bakers still working without any mechanization.
Besse en Oisans is a small village with around 100 inhabitants perched at an altitude of 1500 m. “La Tourte de Besse” is one of the rare mountain bakeries still working without any mechanisation to scrupulously follow traditional breadmaking methods and using special mountain flour.
Products :
“La Tourte de Besse”, Traditional hand-kneaded Ferrand Valley bread
Wheat flour biquets, rye and wheat flour biquets
100% rye, granary and wholemeal
Brioche
Location:
At the bakery.
Market stalls:
- Vizille:Tuesday mornings.
- Gières: Wednesday mornings
- La Grave: Thursday mornings (July > August)
- Bourg d’Oisans: Saturday mornings
In practice
Equipments
- Car park,
- Sustainable development
Time schedule
From 12/12/25 to 12/12/25
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Monday :
Closed
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Tuesday :
Closed
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Wednesday :
Closed
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Thursday :
Closed
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Friday :
11h30 to 12h30
- 15h30 to 19h00 -
Saturday :
Closed
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Sunday :
Closed
Canceled or closed
Prices
Payment method
- Bank/credit card,
- Check,
- Cash
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Go there
Latitude : 45.073161
Longitude : 6.174134
Height : 1500
38142 Besse-en-Oisans
Go there
Access: at the exit of the village, above the car park.
Information mise à jour le 16/01/2024
par Oisans Tourisme
