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  6. Forge de la Hunaudière in Sion-les-Mines

 Forge de la Hunaudière in Sion-les-Mines en Loire-Atlantique

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine industriel
Forge
Loire-Atlantique

Forge de la Hunaudière in Sion-les-Mines

    Le Haut du Pont Jean
    44590 Sion-les-Mines
Forge de la Hunaudière à Sion-les-Mines
Forge de la Hunaudière à Sion-les-Mines
Forge de la Hunaudière à Sion-les-Mines
Forge de la Hunaudière à Sion-les-Mines
Forge de la Hunaudière à Sion-les-Mines
Forge de la Hunaudière à Sion-les-Mines
Forge de la Hunaudière à Sion-les-Mines
Forge de la Hunaudière à Sion-les-Mines
Crédit photo : Gregofhuest - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1700
1800
1900
2000
Début XVIIe siècle
Property of Henri de La Chapelle
1792
Revolutionary Confiscation
1802
Purchase by industrialists
1809
Purchased by François Demangeat
1852
Acquisition by Poydras de la Lande
1883
Stopping activity
1986–1987
Historic Monument Protection
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Former master's house and master's house of 1825, with the exception of classified parts (Box F 428, 562): inscription by order of 1 April 1986; The stone bridge with double arch says bourbers; foundry; Saint-Eloi chapel; the facades and roofs of the old mansion; the facades and roofs of the mansion of 1825 (Box YA 72, 55); F 428, 562) : Order of 6 July 1987; The wooden bridge on the paved overflow; the refinery chimney and the manager's house; the two bourbers; two workers' houses (cf. F 527, 563, 441, 442; YA 72): entry by order of 6 July 1987

Key figures

Henri de La Chapelle - Lord of Zion First known owner in the 17th century
Prince de Condé - Owner before 1792 Property confiscated from the Revolution
François Demangeat (1758–1827) - Administrator and industrial Owner from 1809 to 1827
Poydras de la Lande - Shipowner Last buyer in 1852
Charles Jean Locquet de Grandville - Malouin trader Owner in the 18th century

Origin and history

The Hunaudière forge, located in Sion-les-Mines (Loire-Atlantique), is an industrial site dating back at least to the early seventeenth century. Originally owned by Henri de La Chapelle, Lord of Zion, it passes through inheritances and successive sales to noble families such as the Rougé or the Prince of Condé. During the Revolution, his property was confiscated as national property in 1792 and then sold to local industrialists in 1802, including François Demangeat, a smelter manager.

The site specializes in the production of cast iron (via a blast furnace) and its transformation into iron in a refinery, then into nails via a nail factory. His activity ceased in 1883. The forge retains remarkable elements such as an 18th-century refinery chimney, a Saint-Éloi chapel, and two master houses (one of which was built in 1825). It was protected in 1986–1987, with parts classified (bridges, facades, roofs) and listed as historical monuments.

In the 19th century, the forge changed hands again: the Nantes shipowner Poydras de la Lande acquired in 1852. The site illustrates the evolution of metallurgical techniques in Pays de la Loire, linked to the exploitation of local ore. Today, he mixes communal and private properties, with vestiges of his industrial past (bourbers, director's house, workers' houses).

Historical sources (Belhoste, Goudé) highlight its role in the regional economy, while the Merimée base lists its protected architectural elements. The forge embodies the industrial heritage of the Loire-Atlantique, between seigneurial heritage, technical revolution and workers' memory.

External links

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