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 Forge de Montagney à Montagney-Servigney dans le Doubs

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine industriel
Forge
Doubs

Forge de Montagney à Montagney-Servigney

    1 Rue du Haut Fourneau
    25680 Montagney-Servigney
Forge de Montagney à Montagney-Servigney
Forge de Montagney à Montagney-Servigney
Forge de Montagney à Montagney-Servigney
Forge de Montagney à Montagney-Servigney
Forge de Montagney à Montagney-Servigney
Forge de Montagney à Montagney-Servigney
Forge de Montagney à Montagney-Servigney
Crédit photo : JGS25 - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1500
Start of blast furnace activity
1689
Restart authorization
1748
Production of cannon balls
1808-1810
Purchase by M. de Grammont
1840
Production peak
1850
Final judgment of the forge
30 novembre 1998
First protection Historic Monument
11 juin 2004
Supplementary classification
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The remaining part of the coal hall, in full; the shop shop building, in full; the whole housing building of the Director; the canal and dam; the two northern stables, in full; the soils of the plots with the archaeological remains they contain (cf. C 34, 35, 37, 42, 45 to 52, 54, 55, 65 to 68; public domain, not cadastre): registration by order of 30 November 1998 - The blast furnace building in its entirety; the entire building of workers' housing; the forge master's house, in its entirety; the barn and stable north, in total (cad. C 67, 70, 51): classification by order of 11 June 2004

Key figures

Marquis de la Baume-Montrevel - Owner in the 18th century Lord of Rougemont, holder of the forge in 1710.
Monsieur de Grammont - Industrial owner (1808-1810) Restore the forge and build the dam.
Paul Jeannin - Partial owner in 1888 Mill destroyed by fire under his property.

Origin and history

The Montagney forge, located on the edge of the Ognon in Montagney-Servigney (Doubs), has its origins since 1500 with an active blast furnace. In 1689, she obtained official permission to restart her production, then owned by the Marquis de la Baume-Montrevel in 1710. Specializing in cannon pellets in the 18th century (14,000 annual units in 1748), it also produced 225 tons of cast iron and 300 tons of iron in 1772, reflecting its key role in local industry.

Between 1808 and 1810, M. de Grammont bought and modernized the forge, building a dam on the Ognon. Production reached 800 tons of iron in 1834, employing 84 workers at its peak in 1840. However, the decline began in the 1840s because of the shortage of fuel, leading to its definitive cessation in 1850. Turned into a mill, it was destroyed by fire in 1888 and converted into a power plant in 1922.

Classified as a Historic Monument in 1998 and 2004, the forge retains remarkable elements: blast furnace (similar to the boards of the Diderot Encyclopedia), coal hall, workers' housing, and the forge master's house. Its architecture bears witness to the industrial techniques of the 18th and 19th centuries, while its hydro micro-power station (1991) continues its link with hydraulic energy.

The forge embodies the region's economic changes, from metallurgy to agriculture and then to electricity production. Its dam, canal and classified buildings offer rare evidence of the pre-revolutionary industry and its adaptation to later times. The interior decorations of the forge master's house (2nd half 18th) also underline its social importance.

Protected archaeological remains, including soils and foundations, complement this heritage. The forge thus illustrates the technological and social evolution of the Franche-Comté, from the Ancien Régime to the industrial revolution, through modern agricultural and energy uses.

External links

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