Silkworm Farm
A magnanery (french: magnanerie) is the site of sericulture, or silk farming, similar to a farm being the site of agriculture. The yeoman farmer, yeoman who runs it is called a ''magnanier'' or, more recently, a ''mangnan''. The word ''magnanière'', meaning building dedicated to sericulture, is also seen. The word originated from the Occitan language, Occitan word ''magnan'', as Provence was the centre of France, French sericulture. The area around Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort has magnaneries, and the town itself has a silk museum. References

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