Construction of furnace 1er quart XIXe siècle (≈ 1925)
Period of construction of the lime oven.
23 avril 1992
Registration for historical monuments
Registration for historical monuments 23 avril 1992 (≈ 1992)
Official protection of the site and its moor.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Oven with lime said from the Epine to the Page, as well as its chandelier (cad. A 117): registration by order of 23 April 1992
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Origin and history
The Épine au Page lime oven is a former industrial site located in Montmartin-sur-Mer, in the Manche department, Normandy. Built in the first quarter of the 19th century, it illustrates the methods of lime production inherited from the Ancien Régime. The oven, made of granite bells, is backed by a natural slope and has a half-moon facade of nearly 10 meters wide, opening onto a service yard. Its tank, 7 to 8 meters high for a diameter of 4 meters, was accessible by a door framed by two small healers serving as reserves to supply it.
The site also preserves its janière, a branch moor once used as a fuel for the furnace. This type of installation reflects the economic importance of lime in local construction at the beginning of the 19th century, a period marked by new industrial development and intensive exploitation of natural resources. The kiln was an essential link in the production of materials for mortars, coatings and agricultural amendments, central activities in a region then mostly rural.
Listed as historical monuments by order of 23 April 1992, the Épine au Page lime oven is now protected for its heritage and technical value. Its state of conservation and its immediate environment, including the rush moor, offer a rare testimony of pre-industrial industrial practices in Normandy. The protection covers both the oven and its moor (cadastre park A 117), stressing the importance of preserving the integrity of the site in its landscape context.
