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Ancienne fosse du Sarteau

Fresnes-sur-Escaut, Nord, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé), in part
Protection
classé MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Ancien chevalement du puits nord de l'ancienne fosse, y compris les aménagements militaires récents (cad. AB 3) : classement par arrêté du 9 mars 1999
Protection dates
1999/03/09 : classé MH
Type
mine
Main period of construction
milieu 19e siècle, 1ère moitié 20e siècle
Dates
1823, 1938
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Lieu-dit
le Sarteau
Commune
Fresnes-sur-Escaut
Département
Nord
Region
Hauts-de-France
Country
France
Coordinates
50.45244, 3.55671
Mérimée reference
PA00107535

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1637 map "The Countie of Hannonia. Hanonia" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Le gisement sur lequel se trouve la fosse du Sarteau fut le premier exploité dans le bassin minier du Nord - Pas-de-Calais en 1720. Le chevalement du puits nord en maçonnerie de brique, en forme de tour carrée ressemblant à un donjon médiéval, a été édifié entre 1823 et 1855. Le puits a été fermé en 1860. Le chevalement fut transformé au cours de la Première Guerre mondiale, aménagé en blockhaus entièrement bétonné en 1938 et accompagné d'une casemate construite au nord. C'est un des seuls témoins en France des techniques d'exploitation du charbon au milieu du 19e siècle.

English translation

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The deposit on which the Sarteau pit is situated was the first exploited in the mining basin of Nord - Pas-de-Calais in 1720. The headframe of the northern shaft in brick masonry, in the form of a square tower resembling a medieval keep, was erected between 1823 and 1855. The shaft was closed in 1860. The headframe was transformed during the First World War, converted into a blockhouse entirely concreted in 1938 and accompanied by a casemate built to the north. It is one of the only witnesses in France of coal mining techniques in the mid-19th century.

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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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