Marie Gicquel 11:00 a.m., October 21, 2022
In Lozère, the Gévaudan museum reopened on October 18 in Malzieu-Ville.
A godsend for the department, which plunges visitors back into one of the most famous myths: the Beast of Gévaudan.
Europe 1 met the director of the museum who looks back on the history of the 18th century monster.
It is a myth that has remained intact.
Thirty after its closure, the Gévaudan museum reopens its secrets to the public in Malzieu-Ville, in Lozère.
A name that obviously recalls the Beast of Gévaudan.
And it's not a myth: it really existed.
“There were press articles on an international scale from the start,” explains Nadia Harabasz, director of the Gévaudan museum.
"We're going to stick to canine. I really won't go beyond what the scientific committee I relied on identified, but maybe between the big dog and the wolf."
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According to the parish registers of the region, during three years, the beast would have devoured nearly 80 people.
"Two animals were killed, autopsied... We have descriptions. It's relatively well documented. We know the number of victims, the number of attacks. After that, it's a subject that remains open, research remains open. We have specialists, for example, who continue to work on the subject."
But no more fear: the beast has not repointed the tip of its nose since the 18th century.
However, the legend lives on through works of art exhibited in this museum, under the marketing of boxes of cookies and bottles of beer.