Fours à chaux

These lime kilns, built between 1879 and 1881, remained fully operational up until the 1960's. The three kilns, surmounted by a brick chimney, are truly exceptional by virtue of their size (24 meters high). The limestone baked at this site was intended to derive a quality of lime particularly valuable for agricultural uses, and production was distributed by rail. Site restoration was undertaken from 1998 to 2002 and led to a landmark classification. The kilns are now on display within a bucolic environment in the heart of Charolais country.