Industrial heritage in 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.

Museum of Textile Arts and Tapestry
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.

Potter workshop
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.

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.

Industrial heritage
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.

Water castle
31000 Toulouse

The Château d'eau de Toulouse, built in the early 19th century, is an old brick pumping station converted into a photographic gallery. Located near Pont Neuf, this iconic monument combines industrial heritage and culture.

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.

Wind turbine
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.