Conference: La Mulatière’s industrial heritage
Large-scale installations (forges, glassware, scale factories, etc.) will be installed on the vast grounds of the brotteaux which then bordered the river after the confluence, below the current rue Stéphane Déchant. These pioneering facilities announced the further development of the chemistry valley.
Active for decades, these factories will profoundly change the population of the commune before gradually disappearing: the SNCF workshops, which still occupy nearly 18 hectares, are in the process of moving.
So it remains to write the future of this immense territory, taking into account this rich but little-known industrial history.
In partnership with the City, Frédéric Reynaud, local historian, released the 3rd walking guide entitled “La Mulatière-Patrimoine industriel” after “Le quai J.-J. Rousseau” and “Balmes de Fontanières”. He invites you to discover it during a presentation conference.