Industrial heritage

Les Forges de Buré d'Orval

Industrial heritage to discover

Discover a place where industrial heritage, architecture and landscape meet. Les Forges de Buré d'Orval invite visitors to explore the traces of a site and contribute to its transmission.

Discover the history Plan my visit

Wide view of the buildings at Les Forges de Buré d'Orval, with the clock tower in the centre. — The Forges buildings and their clock tower.

A place to discover, a history to pass on

This website presents Les Forges de Buré d'Orval as a living heritage place, to be understood with care and visited with respect. Current photographs and the History page reveal its buildings, surviving remains and documented operation.

Monumental remains of the former furnace, covered in vegetation and seen from the lawn. — The furnace remains in their present surroundings.

An industrial story

The History page traces the documented development of the site, explains how a forge worked and compares the surviving remains with Dalstein's published plates.

Discover the site's history

Views of the site

Close view of the clock face set into brick masonry. — The clock face and its brick masonry.

The Forges pond bordered by trees, with the dam visible along the bank. — The pond, dam and wooded landscape.

Brick clock tower in front of part of the buildings at Les Forges de Buré d'Orval. — The clock tower and site buildings.

Coming to the Forges

Visits are free. The site can be visited on foot via the dam and the grey path. Vehicles are prohibited on the dam to prevent damage to it.

Address: Écart de Bure d'Orval, 54260 Allondrelle-la-Malmaison

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Wide view of the monumental remains of the former furnace, surrounded by trees and vegetation. — The furnace remains, a material witness to the site.

Preserve and pass on

Supporting the Forges means helping preserve a heritage place and allowing its story to continue being shared.

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