Industrial heritage classified in Lower Normandy

Forge and Metallurgy Museum
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.

Gallo-Roman jackets
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.

Water castle
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.

Workers' city classified as 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.

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.

Forge
61420 Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon

The large forge of Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon, built in the 19th century in the Orne, is a former metallurgical industrial site typical of Normandy, marked by its unique circular blast furnace.

Sawmill
61000 Alençon

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

Tiles
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.