Fosse Notre Dame, Historic coal mine in Waziers, France.
The Notre-Dame mining complex consists of two main shafts, administrative buildings, and workshops built according to 19th-century industrial architecture standards.
Mining operations began in 1856, leading to commercial production in 1860, reaching a total output of 1,465,000 tons of coal by 1878.
Notre-Dame des Mineurs Church, built in 1927, represents the mining community through its French and Polish presbyteries adjacent to the site.
The mining site remains include offices, workshops, and housing units accessible through marked paths around the forested slag heap.
A tragic accident on July 27, 1869, resulted in eleven miners losing their lives when a transport cage fell into a flooded shaft.
Location: Waziers
Address: rue Lucien-Moreau
GPS coordinates: 50.37280,3.11074
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:59
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