On the occasion of the European Heritage Days, discover the plaster ovens of Berzé-la-Ville during guided tours. Berzé-la-Ville was known for its plastering works, which ended in 1899. On the site, one can discover the entrance to a mine gallery, nine plaster furnaces, millstones and exploitation buildings. The six kilns that can be visited are part of an industrial set for gypsum extraction which ended in 1899. One can still see on the site the exploitation buildings, the mills and the entrance of the mine galleries. The visit provides an insight into the rescue work of this heritage by the association Les Amis du Vieux Berzé and the manufacturing processes of plaster. The exploitation of the quarries in Berzé-la-Ville is very old. Gypsum stone was used in construction and agriculture. In 1702, the abbot of Cluny bought the plasterhouse. It would later be the property of the grand bourgeois. In the 19th century, engineers from Lyon will evolve the operating processes. At the time of the cessation of operations in 1899, it was owned by the Société Anonyme des Plâtrières du Sud-Est. Informations Free entry

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Rue des Fours à gypse, 71960 Berzé-la-Ville, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France