From 1947 to 1953, the rebirth of the Gambetta district
On the occasion of the European Heritage Days, explore the Gambetta district and discover the major urban projects that transformed it during the Reconstruction. The city began its meta…
Saturday 16 September 2023, 14:30Passed
Conditions
Please arrive 10 minutes before the start of the visit in front of the Jean Jaurès school. We recommend that you book your visit (link from September). This visit is not accessible to people with reduced mobility. Free.
Photographe Henri Demur. Collection SNAT-Ecomusée
On the occasion of the European Heritage Days, explore the Gambetta district and discover the major urban projects that transformed it during the Reconstruction. The city then begins its metamorphosis, in the image of society.
Emergency buildings, state houses, come out of the ground, followed by the first low-cost housing. Jean Jaurès’s schoolchildren meet the workers on their way to the showers. They may find themselves in the new Mutualité party room, now defunct…