Flow gallery 1760-1778 (≈ 1769)
Drainage of galleries, restored in 1803.
1761-1797
Construction of the Mine Palace
Construction of the Mine Palace 1761-1797 (≈ 1779)
Built in 1803-1804 by Schreiber.
1714-1866
Mining
Mining 1714-1866 (≈ 1790)
Extraction of silver lead from the site.
1810
Alley of larch
Alley of larch 1810 (≈ 1810)
Planting leading to the Mine Palace.
1990
Historical Monument
Historical Monument 1990 (≈ 1990)
Protection of remains and associated parcels.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Palais de la Mine, foundry, annex building, flow gallery and aisle of larch, as well as the parcels that carry them (see ZV 31, 53, 156 to 158, 162 to 169, 178): inscription by order of 20 December 1990
Key figures
Schreiber - Architect
The Palace of Mine (1803-1804).
Origin and history
The former Peisey-Nancroix mine, located in Savoie, was mined from 1714 to 1866 to extract and process silver lead ore. The site was organized around a high point, where the extraction galleries were located, and from a low part to 600 meters downstream, connected by a drainage gallery. Gravitation hydraulic energy played a central role, allowing the mechanical and metallurgical installations still visible today to function.
The Palais de la Mine, built between 1761 and 1797 and rethought in 1803-1804 by architect Schreiber, was used in particular to welcome the students engineers of the École Française des Mines. Nearby, the foundry built around 1745 by an English company retained the remains of lamp furnaces (1754) and blast furnaces (circa 1760). Other buildings, such as an annex foundry (circa 1780), laundries, a forge, and a steam machine, completed the industrial device.
The flow tunnel, undertaken by the Savoyard Company between 1760 and 1778 and restored in 1803, had the function of draining the operating galleries. An alley of larch trees, planted around 1810, leads to the Mine Palace, highlighting the landscape integration of the site. The current ruins, including a bocard and a large laundromat, illustrate the extent of this mining and metallurgical activity, classified as a Historical Monument in 1990.
