Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Ancienne mine de plomb argentifère du Bocard
Vialas, Lozère, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
- Protection
- inscrit MH
- Extent of protection
- En totalité, les bâtiments restant de l'usine, y compris la voûte sur le ruisseau de la Picadière et la cheminée de condensation (cad. D 285, 286, 288 (cheminée de condensation), 289 et 418 (usine)) : inscription par arrêté du 27 juillet 2014
- Protection dates
- 2014/07/27 : inscrit MH
- Type
- mine
- Main period of construction
- 19e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété privée, propriété de la commune
- Address
- route du Col de Banette
- Commune
- Vialas
- Département
- Lozère
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 44.32639, 3.89118
- Mérimée reference
- PA48000021
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1779 map "90 Viviers." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Des sources diverses permettent de retracer la montée en puissance de lusine, du début du 19? siècle jusquen 1868, date de son apogée, puis son déclin et sa fermeture. En effet, la raréfaction du minerai riche en argent, la baisse des cours de largent ainsi que les inondations de 1890 ont précipité la déliquescence de lusine qui ferme en 1894. Aujourdhui, la totalité du matériel a disparu ainsi que les toits. Cependant, il subsiste toujours le départ des arcs portant la toiture de la fonderie et la voûte en plein cintre de la canalisation du ruisseau ainsi que des pans de bâtiments. La construction la plus remarquable et la mieux conservée est la cheminée de condensation, à lest. Elle est portée par des arcs en plein cintre, bâtis en schiste et en blocage.
English translation
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History
Various sources allow us to trace the rising power of the factory, from the beginning of the 19th century until 1868, the date of its peak, then its decline and closure. Indeed, the scarcity of ore rich in silver, the fall in silver prices as well as the floods of 1890 precipitated the decay of the factory which closed in 1894. Today, all the machinery has disappeared as well as the roofs. However, there still remain the departure of the arches carrying the roof of the foundry and the round arch vault of the stream channelling as well as sections of buildings. The most remarkable and best-preserved construction is the condensation chimney, to the east. It is supported by round arches, built in schist and rubble stone.
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.