This construction has been built by the inhabitants of the villages of “Les Villes-Dessus” and “Norat”, in order to “construire une maison pour la laiterie sociale des Villes dessus et chambres pour écoles”, (build a house for the social dairy-farm of Villes-Dessus and rooms for schools). Each family contributed proportionally to the number of cows owned. Finished between 1913 and 1914, the the dairy had a cellar for cheese maturing, and was equipped with a water turbine, fed by an ancient source. On the first floor there was the bedroom of “fruitier” and another room used as a school-room. The dairy-farm continued its production until the half of the Eighties.
Restored thanks to UE project Alcotra 2007/2013 n° 85 « traditions actuelles », the dairy is now an interactive learning center, especially conceived for students and their families, to discover the traditional milk production.