Industrial heritage classified in Lower Normandy

Cité ouvrière classée MH
14000 Caen

The Rosiers Garden City, built at the beginning of the 20th century in Caen, is an iconic social housing area, classified as a historical monument in 2007. This architectural project combines workers' housing and green spaces in a preserved urban setting.

Château d'eau
14200 Hérouville-Saint-Clair

The Château d'eau d'Hérouville-Saint-Clair, built in 1968 in Calvados, is a metal reservoir emblematic of modern architecture, labeled 20th century Heritage and listed as a historical monument in 2010.

Château d'eau
14000 Caen

The Water Castle of the Healing, built in the 3rd quarter of the 20th century in Caen, is a modern building feeding several neighborhoods. It combines utility and distinctive architecture.

Vestiges Gallo-romain
50310 Quinéville

The large fireplace in Quinéville is a mysterious Gallo-Roman building located in the park of the castle of Quinéville, Normandy. A 5-metre high, this hollow monument with Corinthian pilasters has intrigued historians since the 19th century.

Manufacture
61300 Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle

The Manufacture Bohin, 19th-century industrial site in Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle, Normandy, combines needle production and museum highlighting the region's industrial and intangible heritage.

Musée de la forge et de la métallurgie
61700 Champsecret

Parc des Forges de Varennes à Champecret is a former 18th-century industrial site in Normandy, classified as a historical monument. It illustrates the Walloon metallurgical process and is among the best preserved in Europe.

Scierie
61000 Alençon

The Prout d'Alençon sawmill, a former 19th-century factory in Alençon (Orne), illustrates Norman industrial heritage with its classified steam engine.

Tuilerie
61110 Rémalard

The Voré tilery in Rémalard is an industrial monument located in Normandy, in the city of Rémalard. Its history and exact period remain to be specified.