Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Monument à Charles Mathieu
Lourches, Nord, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
- Protection
- inscrit MH
- Extent of protection
- Le monument en totalité (cad. AL 320) : inscription par arrêté du 9 octobre 2009
- Protection dates
- 2009/10/09 : inscrit MH
- Type
- monument
- Main period of construction
- limite 19e siècle 20e siècle
- Dates
- 1901
- Architect or builder
- Theunissen Corneille-Henri (sculpteur), Moyaux Constant (architecte)
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Address
- square du 8-Mai-1945
- Commune
- Lourches
- Département
- Nord
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 50.31490, 3.35361
- Mérimée reference
- PA59000149
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1637 map "The Countie of Hannonia. Hanonia" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
En 1829, la société de recherches créée par la Compagnie Dumas découvrit la houille en 1829. Au début de l'année 1832, la compagnie débaucha l'ingénieur Charles Mathieu afin de faire les premiers fonçages à Lourches. Il fit creuser la fosse Saint-Mathieu. Le charbon y fut trouvé à 78m de profondeur en 1832 et la mise en exploitation débuta en 1833. L'habitation du directeur de la compagnie est construite en 1845. Grâce à l'activité minière, la population passa de 155 habitants en 1804 à 5834 en 1946. La compagnie décida d'ériger un monument à son directeur en 1900. Un concours fut ouvert, et le projet de Corneille-Henri Theunissen retenu, lequel demanda à l'architecte Constant Moyaux de participer avec lui au concours. Le monument fut offert à la commune en 1901. Le jardin projeté fut réalisé peu de temps après, entouré d'une grille de métal.
English translation
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History
In 1829, the research society created by the Dumas Company discovered coal in 1829. At the beginning of 1832, the company recruited the engineer Charles Mathieu in order to carry out the first sinkings at Lourches. He had the Saint-Mathieu shaft dug. Coal was found there at 78m depth in 1832 and exploitation began in 1833. The residence of the company director was built in 1845. Thanks to mining activity, the population went from 155 inhabitants in 1804 to 5834 in 1946. The company decided to erect a monument to its director in 1900. A competition was opened, and the project of Corneille-Henri Theunissen was selected, who asked the architect Constant Moyaux to participate with him in the competition. The monument was presented to the commune in 1901. The projected garden was realized shortly after, surrounded by a metal fence.
Nearby in the register
- Ancienne fosse Mathilde de la compagnie des mines d'Anzinmine2 mi
- Théâtre municipalthéâtre2 mi
- Église Saint-Martinéglise2 mi
- Poudrièrepoudrière3 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.