Le jardin du domaine de la Forge
3 route de Pont, 55200 Boncourt-sur-Meuse
Created in 1715, the Boncourt-sur-Meuse forge was taken over by Pierre Paillot-Frambeaux (1763-1831) in 1814 (leasehold and repurchase in 1829). The latter, a Barisian merchant, had undertaken since the Revolution to set up a foundry and forging company by buying up bankrupt factories in the Meuse.
After his death, his son, settled in Paris, undertook to transform the site of Boncourt, which hardly functions anymore, into a country residence soon renamed «Château de la Forge». Efforts were concentrated mainly on the creation of an English-style park, taking advantage of the reach and the old rubbish, with the culmination of a cast iron footbridge from the Vadonville factories.
The history of these ironworks is thus part of the development and decline of the old Meuse metallurgy between the 18th and the end of the 19th century. It also highlights the destiny of trading families who, thanks to their ingenuity and business acumen, have been able to take advantage of the Revolution and eme
Tags
Monument historique, Espace naturel, parc, jardin
Access
Access by the departmental road D130, between Pont-sur-Meuse and Boncourt-sur-Meuse.
©Lorène Taffin
