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FAYMOREAU MINING CENTER

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La Cour, 85240Faymoreau, France
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02.51.00.48.48
2024
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2024

Faymoreau mining center offering 7 themed stops to discover the world of mining on a tour route

More than sixty years after the closure of the region's smallest coal mine, take a surprising trip back in time and follow in the footsteps of the miners who came to work in the Faymoreau coalfield in 1827 and spent 130 years extracting coal, the black gold of the time. Discover how these men, from near and far, punctuated the life of the little working-class town until the last shaft closed in 1958... In the museum, from the room of the hanged men to the "bottom" of the mine and then to the "day", relive the Faymoreau mining adventure and the great history of coal from its origins to the present day. An astonishing journey through the coal country of Vendée and Deux-Sèvres! The tour features 7 themed stops, including the saga of the Vendée and Deux-Sèvres coal industry, as well as the miner's journey: from the hanging room to the ventilation shaft, via the lamproom and the mine, you become a miner, exploring his journey, his equipment and his working conditions deep underground. The men at work, coal outlets and geology are just some of the topics covered. This year, take a stroll through the Centre Minier's photographic collections with the new "Regards sur la mine" exhibition. "Vis ta Mine": activities for 3/12 year-olds every day the Centre is open. During the school vacations, activities are organized for young people and their families.


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zugwin
Visited in november 2018
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Passé minier
Un endroit qui raconte bien l'histoire et la vie des mineurs avec une reconstitution du fond de la mine bien mise en scène
JBCE21
Visited in october 2018
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La Vendée a été un centre minier entre 1827 et 1958. La découverte du charbon a vu la création d’une verrerie, de cités ouvrières, les corons, et d’industries dérivées. Le chemin de fer développe le transport entre Niort et la Vendée et le site croît encore après 1922, grâce à l’électricité. L’épuisement de la ressource fait fermer définitivement le site. Outre le musée, dont la visite est très enrichissante, les cités et le chevalement d’Epagne rappellent ce passé.
lenobleg
Visited in august 2018
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J'avais déjà visité l'ancien musée mais le nouveau ouvert cette année m'a enchantè. qui penserait qu'il pouvait y avoir du charbon en Vendée! le musée rtrace avec une très riche documentation et une reconstitution très réaliste du fonds de la mine et de la salle des pendusçdu l'épopée de ce phénomène géologique du sud Vendée. Une déambulation dans les rue du village minier complète la visite. A voir absolument pour ceux qui veulent changer des journées à la plage.
I found the visit well-prepared and education. It is well of being able to dip back in this past the mine because it is quickly forgotten that the, it was too.
Very interesting visit and even the small find their account there

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