Guided tour of a former French art foundry

Name: Visita guiada a una antigua fundición de arte francesa
Start: 2023-09-16T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Fonderie du Val d'Osne

European Heritage Days 2023

16 i 17 septiembre 2023Passed

Herramientas de registro

Eric Girardot

Find a one-hour guided tour around three themes:
The history of the place: the industrial existence of the Upper Marne in the 19th and 20th centuries.
The rehabilitation of Val d'Osne: In recent months, soil collectors, builders, roofers and stonemasons have participated in the development of the Val d'Osne.
Ecological issues: these issues will be explained to you by experts who have set up habitats to preserve the site’s biodiversity.

About the location

Fonderie du Val d'Osne

52300 Osne-le-Val

Haute-Marne
Grand Est

Created in 1836, the foundry of Val d'Osne specialized in the technique of art casting to manufacture urban furniture and decorative cast iron. It quickly became the largest production of cast art in France. Since its creation in 1986, the Val d'Osne has enjoyed an international reputation, thanks to its production of cast art presented several times at world exhibitions.
It was in 1986 that the site closed permanently. Abandoned and looted, the Val d'Osne became an industrial wasteland. In 2014, Andra (National Agency for the Management of Radioactive Waste) acquired the site in order to renovate it. It reopened in 2023 after several months of rehabilitation.
The site consists of three emblematic buildings (the blast furnace, the pavilion and the power station), freshly restored and inscribed as historical monuments since 1993.
The Val d'Osne is inhabited by several protected species (bats, owls, amphibians). During the rehabilitation of the site, various habitats were installed in th