This new visit, in addition to the booklet "Memory Hole" available at the tourist office of Fumel-Vallée du Lot, leads to the discovery of the worker cities of the old metallurgical factory of Fumel.
In 1874, a first blast furnace laid and imposed its footprint on this agricultural plain linked to the Lot River.
Quickly La Compagnie d'Orléans, then Pont-à-Mousson, are concerned to offer for rent or sale worker home bars or houses of engineers and foremen.
Today these emblematic cities have been classified Label Heritage of the twentieth century; and Metal Temple Aquitaine ceased all activity.
The guided tour evokes the daily life of their former inhabitants by reading the styles of houses, the materials used for their construction, their layout, the names of the streets, etc...
On reservation.
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
14h30.
Adult: 7 euros.
From 6 to 12 years: 4 euros.
Under 6 years: free.
Spoken languages French