Industrial heritage in Occitanie

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.

Éolienne
34310 Quarante

Bollée de Forty, built in 1898 by Auguste Bollée, is an industrial monument located in the Hérault, Occitanie. Joined the Historic Monuments in 1987, it illustrates 19th century technical innovation for water supply.

Atelier de potier
34150 Saint-Jean-de-Fos

The Albe-Sabadel potter's workshop, located in Saint-Jean-de-Fos (Occitanie), is a 19th century testimony of traditional ceramics, with its oven and original equipment still preserved today.

Soufflerie
31000 Toulouse

The Banlève wind tunnel, built in the 2nd quarter of the 20th century in Toulouse, is a Eiffel-style scientific building dedicated to aerodynamics, integrated with the Institute of Fluid Mechanics.

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.

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.

30700 Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie

The potter's workshop Clerc, located in Place de la Liberté in Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie in Occitanie, is a historic monument inscribed in 2024, witness to the local craftsmanship. This emblematic place illustrates the traditional potter know-how of the region.