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  6. Confectionery Lefèvre-Lemoine

Confectionery Lefèvre-Lemoine en Meurthe-et-Moselle

Confectionery Lefèvre-Lemoine

    47 Rue Henri-Poincaré
    54000 Nancy
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Museums of France
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Crédit photo : inconnu, vers 1890 - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1800
1900
2000
1840
Lefèvre-Denise Foundation
1898
Trademark registration *Bergamottes*
1925
Family breakdown
1952
Reunification of marks
2022
Classification of furniture
2024
Protection of the Laxou workshop
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The fronts, including the shelves upholstering the windows, the two exterior display windows, the outside sunshield mechanism and all the panel panels upholstering the shop and the tea room of the confectionery Lefèvre-Lemoine, located 47 rue Henri Poincaré on plot 293 in the cadastre section BY, lot 26 of the condominium, in accordance with the plan annexed to the decree: inscription by order of 9 October 2024

Key figures

Antoine-Louis Lefèvre (1814–1880) - Founder Created Lefèvre-Denise in 1840 in Nancy.
Louis Lefèvre-Denise (1851–1934) - Industrial developer Deposit of the trademark *Bergamottes* in 1898.
Georges Lefèvre (1884–1958) - Unifier of marks Founded *Lefèvre Georges* and bought back Lefèvre-Denise.
Georgette Lefèvre (1900–?) - Chief and Heritage Officer Acquierts the House of the Sisters Macarons in 1959.
Monique Lefèvre-Lemoine (1941–) - Knight of the National Order of Merit Head of the company for 60 years.
Thierry-Laurent Lefèvre-Lemoine - Current Leader 6th generation at the head of the company.

Origin and history

Lefèvre-Denise confectionery, ancestor of Lefèvre-Lemoine, was founded in 1840 in Nancy by Antoine-Louis Lefèvre, specializing in gingerbread, biscuits and confectionery. Originally set up on Rue de la Faïencerie, she moved in 1846 on Rue Saint-Dizier, adopting the Ensign Au Grand Saint Nicolas, in tribute to the patron saint of the confectioners. Antoine's brother, Jean-Romain, also founded the LU biscuit shop in Nantes in 1846, taking back Lorraine recipes.

Starting in 1870, the company experienced a marked boom, with the opening of a factory in Laxou around 1890 and a second store on Rue Saint-Jean. In 1909, she was awarded the International Exhibition of the East for her macaroons and bergamots. The Bergamottes brand of Nancy (with two t) was registered in 1898 by Louis Lefèvre-Denise, son of Antoine, consolidating his reputation.

In 1925, a family split gave birth to Lefèvre Georges, directed by Georges Lefèvre, who opened shops such as Au Duché de Lorraine (1925) with mahogany furniture classified since 2022. In 1952, Georges bought the original company, bringing together the brands under Lefèvre-Lemoine. Today, led by the 6th generation, confectionery continues its specialities in its historic shop on 47 rue Henri Poincaré, partially classified at the Historic Monuments in 2024.

Nancy's bergamots and macaroons, emblems of the house, are cited in cultural works such as Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001). In 2021, Monique Lefèvre-Lemoine was decorated for 60 years in direction, and Laxou's workshop (ovens, marbles) was protected in 2024. The company also collaborates with local artisans, such as CERFAV, for glass paste creations.

The material heritage of the confectionery includes fronts, panelling and furniture of the shops Au Duché de Lorraine and To Marie Leczinska (former Schwenninger pastry), registered in 2022 and 2024. These elements, as well as family archives, bear witness to 180 years of nean artisanal history, linked to figures such as Émile Gallé or Victor Prouvé, whose portrait by Antoine Lefèvre is preserved at the Lorrain Museum.

External links

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