Nestled on the banks of the Borrèze in a bucolic meander, the building surprises the visitor with its dimensions and layout; you must immerse yourself in the history of the building that quickly brings us back to the great history of France. Beginnings of the industrial era in the Lot, the blast furnace is fed by iron deposits of nearby municipalities, the forest provides charcoal, the river Borrèze the driving force. From Souillac, the flat-bottomed barges take the finished products to Libourne and Bordeaux. In Bourzolles, we make cast iron objects, pots, gears. Under Louis XIV and later under the Revolution it will be necessary to produce in quantity cannons and balls, the site is very prosperous. The arrival of coal and then the railway will give in 1869 the final blow to this blast furnace in the countryside. In 1887 the new owner, Julien Valat, made it one of the first hydroelectric stations to supply Souillac. In 1930 the lighting concession was sold; thus, in this corner of Fran

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46200 Lachapelle-Auzac, Lot, Occitanie, France