Industrial heritage in Occitanie

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.

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.

Musée des arts textiles et de la tapisserie
48300 Langogne

The spinning of the Calquières, 19th-century industrial museum in Langogne (Occitanie), preserves unique machines of 1850 for the work of wool, classified as Historical Monuments. This iconic site illustrates the textile heritage of Gevaudan.

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.

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.

Four
11570 Palaja

The Palaja potter oven is a Gallo-Roman vestige located in the Aude, classified as a historical monument in 1963. It bears witness to ancient craftsmanship in Occitanie.

Manufacture
34800 Villeneuvette

The former manufacturing town of Villeneuvette, founded in the 17th century near Clermont-l'Hérault (Hérault), is a royal linen factory classified as a historical monument since 2014. Its orthogonal architecture and hydraulic network make it a unique site in Occitanie.

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.