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Origin and history

Aupeix is an industrial monument located in Saint-Hilaire-les-Places, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. This type of establishment, dedicated to the manufacture of tiles and bricks, played a central economic role in rural areas, providing local building materials. The available data do not specify its period of activity or its technical or architectural specificities.

In the New Aquitaine countryside, brickworks were often linked to the exploitation of local clay resources. They employed a predominantly working-class workforce, organized around artisanal know-how transmitted over several generations. These sites contributed to the constructive autonomy of the villages, while reflecting regional industrial dynamics, often modest but essential.