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Ancienne tuilerie

Broyes, Marne, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Le four (cad. ZH 114) : inscription par arrêté du 8 novembre 2000
Protection dates
2000/11/08 : inscrit MH
Type
tuilerie
Main period of construction
3e quart 19e siècle
Dates
1854
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Broyes
Département
Marne
Region
Grand Est
Country
France
Coordinates
48.76183, 3.77326
Mérimée reference
PA51000004

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1838 map "Paris" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Au 19e siècle, les tuileries sont très nombreuses dans la Marne (140 en 1844) ; il s'agit de petites tuileries artisanales, occupant quelques ouvriers (pas plus de quatre à Broyes). Après l'achat du terrain par Alexandre Vinot en 1849, la tuilerie est construite en 1854 ; la partie la mieux conservée est le four. La halle pour la préparation et le séchage des tuiles et briques a disparu. Le four est composé de trois parties : le foyer souterrain auquel on accède par un couloir voûté ; le foyer proprement dit composé de deux petits couloirs allongés couverts d'arceaux en brique ; au-dessus du foyer, se trouve le "laboratoire", c'est à dire l'endroit où les tuiles sont entassées pour la cuisson. Ce type de four reprend la forme des fours représentés sur les planches de l'Encyclopédie de Diderot et d'Alembert.

English translation

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In the 19th century, tile works are very numerous in the Marne (140 in 1844); these are small artisanal tile works, employing a few workers (no more than four at Broyes). After the purchase of the land by Alexandre Vinot in 1849, the tile works were constructed in 1854; the best preserved part is the kiln. The hall for the preparation and drying of tiles and bricks has disappeared. The kiln is composed of three parts: the underground firebox which is accessed by a vaulted corridor; the firebox proper composed of two small elongated corridors covered with brick arches; above the firebox is found the "laboratory", that is to say the place where the tiles are stacked for firing. This type of kiln follows the form of the kilns depicted on the plates of the Encyclopédie of Diderot and d'Alembert.

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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