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Dive into the mining and industrial world of a region proud of its roots. Coal and mining have long been at the heart of life and the economy in the Pays de Forbach. Today, the remnants of this era—pits, mining towns, and redeveloped industrial sites—bear witness to the strength of a unique working-class heritage.

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Former Adt cardboard factory

FORBACH
On the site of today's "Quartier Ville Haute", the manufacturing workshops, packaging and shipping departments and...
Animaux

Le puits Simon 3

FORBACH
In the 1920s-1930s, the size of the mine fields necessitated the creation of a new ventilation shaft. In the 1950s, the...
Animaux

Le Lavoir

PETITE ROSSELLE
The old coal-washing plant in the Parc Explor Wendel, built in 1891 and modernised in 1961, is a monumental structure...
Animaux

Les cités minières

PETITE ROSSELLE
An essential energy source for our country for more than thirty years, from the 50s to the 80s, coal was mined in many...

Puits Vuillemin

PETITE ROSSELLE
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Puits Sainte-Marthe

STIRING WENDEL
The oldest headframe in the Lorraine coal basin, the Sainte Marthe shaft is a vestige of the local mining industry....

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