Bois-du-Luc, Museum of Mining and sustainable Development
Rue Saint Patrice 2
B-7110 Houdeng-Aimeries (La Louvière)
50.47079
4.14943
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Since 1 July 2012, 4 major mining sites in Wallonia have been on UNESCO’s
world heritage list. These are the best-preserved examples of coal mining
sites, an activity that was common from the early 19th century until the
second half of the 20th century. Bois-du-Luc boasts a large number of
buildings constructed between 1838 and 1909 as well as one of the oldest
coalmines in Europe, dating back to the late 17th century. The Bois-du-Luc
site covers all of the technical and social facilities of one of the
oldest coalmines in Wallonia: the Société des Charbonnages du Bois-du-Luc.
This company really stood out on the industrial landscape thanks to its
long history (1685-1973), but also because of what it left us as its
legacy at Bois-du-Luc. This is where it was designed at the dawn of the
Industrial Revolution, a complete model of an industrial village: the
all-inclusive coalmine.
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