Guided tour of the Long Hydroelectric Generating Station

Name: Visita guiada a la Central Hidroeléctrica de Long
Start: 2022-09-17T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Centrale hydroélectrique

Discover the work of peat and how it allowed the construction of the hydroelectric power plant. Discover how the machines that made Long the «City of Light» work.

17 i 18 septiembre 2022Passed

PNR Baie de Somme Picardie maritime

The Long hydropower plant is one of the first hydropower plants in France: it was inaugurated in 1903. Its construction was decided by the municipal council wishing to bring all the comforts to the Longinians. It produces current in 110 volts continuous until 1968 and running water until 1974. The guided tour allows you to discover the work of peat and how the latter allowed the construction of the hydroelectric power station. Discover how the machines that allowed Long to be nicknamed «City of Light» work. The lingering smell of the machinery and the vibration of the turbines will make you travel even more. You may see the red filament…

About the location

Centrale hydroélectrique

14 Rue de la Chasse à Vaches - 80510 Long

Somme
Hauts-de-France

At the end of the XIXth century, the municipality decides to be state-of-the-art and to offer to his inhabitants a quality of life which will make an exception during decades. This power plant will supply electric current until 1968 and water until 1974\. Listed(Classified) in conformance with(for) Historic monuments, she(it) has become museum today, it is also possible to discover the history(story) of the extraction of the peat in the valley of the Somme(Sum).