From 1827 to 1958, Faymoreau lived from the extraction of coal discovered by a clogmaker, Jean Aubineau, who was digging his well at La Blanchardière. From then on, concessions were allocated to exploit the "black gold", first used in lime kilns, brickworks and tile works, but mainly in a glassworks, built in 1836, where 90 glassmakers produced up to a million bottles a year until the end of the 19th century. In 1920, a power plant took over, and coal production rose from 60 tons per day to 50,000-60,000 tons per year during the Great War, requiring almost 500 workers. The Société des Mines called on foreign labor, mainly Polish, and built corons for workers and foremen, housing for managers and the Hôtel des Mines for travelers. By 1948, the coal deposit was depleted, ore production fell and mining became too costly. The power station closed in 1955, and the mine in 1958. The village of Faymoreau has retained its "mining days" appearance, with its corons, workers' gardens and Hôtel des Mines. In 2000, the former glassworkers' dormitory became the Centre Minier museum, the chapel was adorned with exceptional stained-glass windows by artist Carmelo Zagari, and the power station's former water reservoir, lined with huts on stilts, became a place for fishing and walking. Since June 2018, the new Centre minier museum offers a journey through the history of the small mine in the bocage.

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