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Demeure de maître de forges

Bourg-de-Sirod, Jura, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Le logis, les communs et la chapelle en totalité, ainsi que le mur de clôture avec son portail (cad. U 318, 320, 487, 618, 619) : inscription par arrêté du 1er juin 2011
Protection dates
2011/06/01 : inscrit MH
Type
demeure
Main period of construction
18e siècle, 19e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Address
rue des Forges
Commune
Bourg-de-Sirod
Département
Jura
Region
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Country
France
Coordinates
46.72456, 5.95581
Mérimée reference
PA39000100

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1682 map "Utriusque Burgundiae, tum Ducatus tum Comitatus, Descriptio." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

La forge, attestée dès 1673, est rétablie en 1724. Vers 1800, elle fournit 900 tonnes de fer mais n'en produit plus que 600 au milieu du 19ème siècle. L'activité métallurgique décline et, à la fin du siècle, l'usine se tourne vers la production d'électricité. De nombreux bâtiments de l'ancienne forge sont rasés après la Seconde guerre mondiale. Des vestiges de l'installation des roues hydrauliques de la forge sont encore visibles. Rive gauche, subsistent un bâtiment rectangulaire (ancienne halle à charbon puis magasin et logement) ainsi que d'anciens logements ouvriers. Rive droite, la demeure patronale est complète et conserve des aménagements et décors Restauration. Les communs développés dans trois bâtiments auraient intégré une garderie pour les enfants des ouvriers. Enfin, une chapelle néo-gothique est implantée au sud-ouest.

English translation

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The forge, attested from 1673, was re-established in 1724. Around 1800, it produced 900 tonnes of iron but produced only 600 in the mid-19th century. Metallurgical activity declined and, at the end of the century, the works turned to the production of electricity. Many buildings of the old forge were demolished after the Second World War. Vestiges of the installation of the hydraulic wheels of the forge are still visible. On the left bank, there subsist a rectangular building (former coal store then shop and dwelling) as well as old workers' dwellings. On the right bank, the owner's residence is complete and retains fittings and Restoration period decorations. The outbuildings developed in three buildings are said to have included a nursery for the workers' children. Finally, a neo-gothic chapel is located to the south-west.

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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