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Firminy, situated in 12 km of Saint-Etienne
, historic pole of the valley of Ondaine, is the administrative centre of canton since 1901.
Forty years of renovations transformed the city. She(it) was distinguished in 1961 by the national price of town planning awarded to the directors of Firminy-Vert, then by the architectural works of Him(it,her) Le Corbusier (1965-1967 ).
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Hard struck by the restructuralisations of the metal industry and the mechanical engineering industries, she(it) keeps(preserves) some successful establishments, but it is by the businesses and the markets that it is an active pole in the service of Ondaine and neighborhood the North - vellaves and foréziens.
To discover to Firminy :
The most ancient historic vestige is the Romanic hall of the church John Dory, kept(preserved) after the demolition of this last one in 1932.
The Castle of Bruneaux, the house of the XVth , XVIIth and XVIIIth centuries restored since 1970 by the society of history. It(he) shelters a museum of man and the environment (furniture, workshop(studio) of cloutier, bakery, testimonies of the industrial history...
The Historic Centre of Fire brigades exposes(explains) an important collection of vehicles, a material and uniforms of 1870 in our days. Commented visit.
The patrimony Corbusier de Firminy is the most important of Europe, with the Community arts centre (today Spaces out Corbusier), the stands of the stage(stadium), the Unity of house, the construction site of the Church John Dory. This classified patrimoin receives numerous guests of any countries. It(he) is situated in Firminy-Vert's district, national Price of Town planning in 1961.
Conducted tours to discover the patrimony of Firminy and neighborhood are organized by the Tourist information office Firminy-Ondaine-Gorges of the Loire. For any information or demand of documentation, please, contact them.
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