Industrial heritage classified in the Midi-Pyrénées

Faïencerie
31000 Toulouse

The Giscard ceramic factory, founded in 1855 in Toulouse, is a former family workshop specialized in architectural and religious terracotta, emblematic of the 19th century Occitan. Its decorative architecture reflects its unique craftsmanship.

Patrimoine industriel
81160 Saint-Juéry

The No.1 hydroelectric power station of Saut du Tarn, built in 1897 in Saint-Juerry, Occitanie, is a pioneering example of 19th century steel industrialization, integrated into a metallurgical complex exploiting the natural fall of the Tarn to produce steel and energy.

65690 Barbazan-Debat

Edmond Lay's workshop, built in the 20th century in Barbazan-Debat, Occitanie, is an emblematic monument of organic architecture, designed by the architect himself as a space for creation and work.

Filature
81230 Lacaune

The Ramond mill, built in 1841 in Lacaune, Occitanie, is a 19th-century textile factory transformed into a museum in 1994, keeping its original machines in perfect working order.

Mine
81400 Carmaux

The Carmaux power plant, built between the 19th and 20th centuries, fed coal mines and local infrastructure. Located in Tarn, Occitania, it is a testament to the mining industrialization and energy innovation of the time.

Tannerie
32700 Lectoure

The royal tannery of Lectoure, an 18th-century industrial building located in Gers, illustrates the pre-industrial architecture of the Enlightenment with its courtyards, gates and remains of ramparts. Classified as a historic monument, it was a flourishing factory under royal protection.

Forge
82800 Bruniquel

The Caussanus forges, founded at the beginning of the 19th century in Bruniquel (Tarn-et-Garonne), form a rare preserved steel complex, with blast furnaces and workshops, witness to the metallurgical industry of Occitanie.

Forge
09330 Montgaillard

The Catalan forge of Montgaillard, located in Ariège (Occitanie), is a metallurgical site from the 18th to the 18th century, transformed into a tile factory around 1860, bearing witness to the traditional Pyrenean wood techniques.