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Industrial heritage of France

France has more than 1,000 elements of industrial heritage and major infrastructure classified as historical monuments: bridges, canals, locks, maritime heritage, mining, rail, factories, factories, factories, lime ovens...
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34 canal du Midi works en France
396 bridges classified en France
74 elements of the railway heritage, viaducts and classified stations en France
223 industrial assets classified en France
66 mineral heritage classified en France
104 classified maritime assets en France
64 lime kilns, classified plants and manufactures en France
102 canals, aqueducts, locks and gazes classified en France
Industrial heritage of France

Sélection de 8 industrial heritage sur 1063 en France

Major mine offices in Lens
Mining heritage
62300 Lens

The major mine offices in Lens, built in the first half of the 20th century, were the administrative headquarters of the Compagnie des mines de Lens, the economic heart of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais mining basin. Located in Lens, they symbolize the industrial climax of the region before their destruction in 1916 and their reconstruction in 1930 in an Art Deco style by Louis-Marie Cordonnier.
School group Jean-Macé de Lens
School
62300 Lens

The Jean-Macé de Lens School Group, built between the late 19th and early 20th centuries, is an emblematic mining educational complex located in the Hauts-de-France, in the heart of the workers' towns of pit 12.
Union House of Minors of Lens
Mining heritage
62300 Lens

The Maison syndicat des mineurs de Lens, built at the beginning of the 20th century in Pas-de-Calais, is an emblematic place of the mining workers' struggles, combining Art Deco architecture and social memory in the Hauts-de-France region.
Mine image of Oignies pit 2 (also on Oignies commune)
Mine
62590 Libercourt

The mine-image of Oignies pit no.2, located in Libercourt (Hauts-de-France), is a 20th-century coal mine transformed into a UNESCO-listed educational and historical site. It illustrates the mining heritage of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais Basin.
Ostricourt mines in Oignies
Mine
62590 Oignies

Ostricourt pit No. 2 in Oignies is a 20th-century old coal mine, a symbol of the mining basin of Nord-Pas-de-Calais, classified by UNESCO. This industrial site illustrates French mining history and its technical heritage.
Lens Mine Death Monument
Monument
62300 Lens

Memorial dedicated to missing miners, erected in the early twentieth century in the mining city of Lens. Poignant symbol of the industrial history of the Hauts-de-France.
Hanging room of pit 12 of the Lens mines in Loos-en-Gohelle
Mining heritage
62750 Loos-en-Gohelle

The hangman's room of pit number 12, built in the late 19th century in Loos-en-Gohelle, is an emblematic vestige of the Lens mines, a witness of the mining industrial era in the Hauts-de-France.
Saint-Pierre de la cité n° 11 des mines de Lens
Mining heritage
62300 Lens

The Saint-Pierre parish hall, built between the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Lens, is an emblematic vestige of the mining towns of Nord-Pas-de-Calais, linked to pit n°11 of the Lens mines and classified with historical monuments.