Visite guidée des Fours de la Butte Rouge

Visit the iron ore calcination furnaces between La Ferrière-aux-Étangs and Dompierre, the only ones left in the region. A truly original industrial heritage.

Take a stroll around the site to decipher all the curiosities of this atypical mining facility, a witness to the Industrial Revolution and the era of steam trains.

A guided tour punctuated by games for adults and children, hands-on activities and experiments to help you discover our heritage in an original way, with family or friends!

Program of other Interlude Médiation du Patrimoine events:
- Demo visits to the Rânes Prehistory Museum: March 9, May 11, June 15, July 7 and 21, August 4, September 14 and October 26 at 3pm.
- Guided tour of the Celtic camp at Bierre à Merri: March 16, May 18, June 29 and September 28 at 3pm.
- Guided tour of the mine workings at St Clair de Halouze: April 9, May 25, July 27 and September 7 at 3pm.
- Guided walk "la mine en forêt de Halouze" in St Clair de Halouze: March 2, August 7 and October 12 at 2:30pm.
- Iron in the valleys of La Ferrière" guided walk in Dompierre: May 4, July 20 and November 2 at 2:30pm.
- Puzzle game "On the trail of cursed archaeologists" at Merri: April 6, April 16, July 23, August 3, October 22 and 29 at 3pm.

Practical info:
- Rates for guided tours: 6? per adult; 2? per child (6 to 18 years); free under 6.
- Prices for guided walks: 10? per adult; 3? per child (6 to 18 years); free for children under 6.
- Rates for exploration and puzzle games (registration required): 10? per adult; 8? per child (6-18); free for children under 6.

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