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📍Exhibition "Saint-Géry, the dam and the castle"

Exhibition in the Orangerie of the castle, from documents from the Departmental Archives of Tarn.

Discover the fascinating history of the construction of the Saint-Géry dam, carried out between 1834 and 1841 (first half of the 19th century), and the upheavals it caused on the environment and daily life. An immersion in:

• the challenges of navigation, transport and tolls,
• the land use plans,
• the controversies around compensation and "land corrosions",
• the arrival of the railway and the electricity fairy,
• without forgetting the memories of swimming... 🕒 Free access from 14h to 18h.

Informations Free.

Address
Château de Saint-Géry, 81800 Rabastens, Tarn, Occitanie, France