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CHEVALEMENT DU PUITS DE LA TRANCHEE
One of the largest headframes of 13 coal mine headframes preserved in France. 20 minutes from Angers and just 1 hour from Nantes in the Loire region in Montjean sur Loire. Visible from the intramural path.
Address :
Quai Mgr Provost
MONTJEAN-SUR-LOIRE
49570 MAUGES-SUR-LOIRE
FRANCE
MONTJEAN-SUR-LOIRE
49570 MAUGES-SUR-LOIRE
FRANCE
Presentation of: CHEVALEMENT DU PUITS DE LA TRANCHEE
Built in 1874, the headframe of the shaft of the trench is 32 meters high. Astride above the mine, the well of the trench down to 178.5 m underground. A pulley system allowed to trace coal bags to the surface so that they are transported, by railway, to the lime kiln. Originally, the entire site of the trench consisted of a port, seven kilns contained in the same massive trapezoidal, a mine and a career related to the ovens by a railway track.
Site theme
Industrial site
Site category
Registered and listed sites
Architectural style of the site
19th century
Free
yes
Visit languages
Billboards: French
Access map, location
Road (national / local): 3,5 Km
Motorway: 10 Km
Airport / aerodrome: 60 Km
SNCF train station: 3,5 Km
Bus station: 1 Km
Further information
Groups accepted
Pets allowed
