Northern mining, quarrying and milling heritage

Mine
59135 Wallers

The Arenberg pit, a former 20th-century coal mine in Wallers (Hauts-de-France), is an iconic mining site classified at UNESCO, bearing witness to the industrial history of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais mining basin with its horsepower, workers' towns and unspoilt earthworks.

School
59119 Waziers

The school group of the city of Notre-Dame, built at the beginning of the 20th century in Waziers, was part of the mining collectives of the Compagnie d'Aniche, now classified at UNESCO for its industrial and social heritage.

Minefield
59590 Raismes

The No. 2 well of Sabatier pit, a former early 20th-century coal mine in Raismes (Hauts-de-France), is an emblematic vestige of the mining basin, classified at UNESCO. Its preserved chivalry illustrates the industrial history of Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

Minefield
59286 Roost-Warendin

The pit number 9 of the Escarpelle, an early 20th-century coal mine in Roost-Warendin (Hautes-de-France), illustrates the mining history of Nord-Pas-de-Calais with its UNESCO-classified horsepower and its quartets converted into natural spaces.

Minefield
59194 Anhiers

The 2nd pit of the mines of Flines in Anhiers, a former 19th-century coal mine in the Hauts-de-France, bears witness to the mining history of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais basin with its reinforced concrete horsepower still visible today.

Minefield
59220 Denain

The Mathilde pit, formerly a 19th-century coal mine in Denain (Hauts-de-France), was one of the most productive of the Anzin Mining Company before its arrest in 1862. Classified as a UNESCO historical monument and heritage, it symbolizes the mining industrial era of Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

Minefield
59300 Valenciennes

The Dutemple pit, a former coal mine in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais mining basin in Valenciennes, dates from the 1st quarter of the 20th century. Its reinforced concrete straddling, classified at UNESCO, bears witness to the industrial history of the region.

Minefield
59970 Fresnes-sur-Escaut

The Sarteau pit, a former 19th-century coal mine in Fresnes-sur-Escaut (Hauts-de-France), bears witness to the mining of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais basin, marked by technical challenges linked to water arrivals and classified at UNESCO.