Travel Guide Prony
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This small village hidden in the vegetation is steeped in history and bears witness to Caledonia's colonial, prison and mining past. Commander Jean-Joseph de Brune, captain of the frigate Le Prony, named the bay after his ship in 1854. In 1873, the prison administration took possession of the place and made the convicts work there until 1907, when its departure led to the ruin of the commune. In 1953, a mining company bought it and planned to supply 3 million tons of iron ore to an Australian company. But the activity stopped in 1968 and the inhabitants deserted the area again. Thanks to the insistence of a lover of old stones, the houses were rented in 1975 to employees of the company that owned the land and, in 1990, an association for the protection of the site was formed. The association has done admirable research work and restored the powder magazine of the prison. Prony also owes its appeal to the immense beauty of its region.
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