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The oil factory of Chaume-lès-Baigneux is an industrial building built during the first half of the 19th century, located in the eponymous commune of the department of the Côte d'Or, in the Burgundy-Franche-Comté region. This site, now largely ruined and overgrown by vegetation, bears witness to local economic activity linked to oil production, typical of the rural areas of the time. Its architecture, although degraded, reflects the industrial construction techniques of its century, adapted to the artisanal or semi-industrial needs of the Burgundy countryside.

The oil factory was listed as a historical monument by order of 20 August 1986, thus recognizing its heritage value despite its disrepair. The cadastre identifies the site under the reference ZM 32, confirming its territorial anchoring in the landscape of Chaume-lès-Baigneux. The sources available, such as the Mérimée base or the works of René Paris (At the meeting of the Châtillonnais, 1986), underline its importance as an example of a rural industrial heritage, today preserved as documentary and historical.

The historical context of this oil factory is part of a 19th century Burgundy marked by the transition between traditional production methods and the first fruits of industrialization. Oil mills, often located near agricultural areas, played a key role in the local economy by transforming crops (nuts, rapeseed) into oil, a product essential for food or lighting. Their decline, at the end of the century, coincided with the concentration of industrial activities in the cities and the increasing mechanization, leaving buildings like that of Chaume-lès-Baigneux as silent witnesses of that time.

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