Glacière d'Étel, Industrial heritage building in Étel, France

The Glacière d'Étel is an ice production facility in Étel with two parallel sections marked by barrel-vaulted roofs, built from reinforced concrete and concrete blocks near the harbor. The structure stretches about 40 meters long and displays the typical design of post-war industrial cold storage buildings.

A first ice house was built on the port in 1927 to supply ice for preserving the fish, mainly tuna, landed by the local boats. As the fleet grew, a second plant was built in 1946, producing 60 tonnes of ice a day and up to 100 tonnes on days of high demand. It was abandoned in the 1990s as fleets and catches declined and ships were fitted with their own refrigeration.

The building is named after the ice once made here, and its concrete facade still carries the inscription "GLACIERE MUNICIPALE D'ETE". The town plans to move the Musée des Thoniers into the structure and add a tourist office, so the fishing heritage it represents would be shown on site.

The building is currently undergoing renovation work and visitor access is limited during this period. Once the work is finished, it will serve as a tourist information point and museum, making it easier to visit.

On 10 March 2019 the building was chosen as one of 18 emblematic sites in the national heritage lottery (loto du patrimoine) drawn on 14 July 2019. The funds raised were earmarked for restoring and waterproofing the structure, fitting renewable-energy equipment, refurbishing the ground floor and leaving the upper floors as open shell space.