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Ancienne faiencerie de l'Autruche

Nevers, Nièvre, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Ancienne faiencerie, 8 rue Saint-Genest : inscription par arrêté du 29 avril 1946. Four (cad. BP 308) : inscription par arrêté du 28 août 1995
Protection dates
1946/04/29 : inscrit MH, 1995/08/28 : inscrit MH
Type
faïencerie
Main period of construction
17e siècle, 18e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Address
8 rue Saint-Genest ; rue du Singe
Commune
Nevers
Département
Nièvre
Region
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Country
France
Coordinates
46.98506, 3.15544
Mérimée reference
PA00112945

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1588 map "Ortelius, Abraham: Theatro De La Tierra Universal. 0" (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Témoignage de l'histoire industrielle et faïencière de la ville. Faïencerie fondée en 1652 (la maison de maître, 8 rue Saint-Genest, date du 17e siècle) , agrandie au 18e siècle, abandonnée à la fin du 19e siècle.

English translation

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Evidence of the city's industrial and faience history. Faience works founded in 1652 (the master's house, 8 rue Saint-Genest, dates from the 17th century), enlarged in the 18th century, abandoned at the end of the 19th century.

Nearby in the register

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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