Le four de Dommartin dans sa carrière de calcaire à gryphéesL'Arbresle Country Tourist Office
Le four de Dommartin dans sa carrière de calcaire à gryphéesL'Arbresle Country Tourist Office
Le four de Dommartin dans sa carrière de calcaire à gryphéesL'Arbresle Country Tourist Office
Le four de Dommartin dans sa carrière de calcaire à gryphéesL'Arbresle Country Tourist Office
See more photos (5)The Chicotière lime kiln

Presentation

This kiln, built in 1855 and restored between 2004 and 2009, was used to calcine limestone to produce lime. The guided tour allows visitors to enter the site and discover the lime-making process and its uses.

This kiln, built against a rise separating it from the D306 departmental road (formerly the N6 national road), is located in a limestone quarry containing gryphaea fossils. It is a massive structure 6,50 meters in diameter, built with large, roughly hewn stones. The interior is amphora-shaped, with a small opening at the top (the kiln mouth). Height: 4,50 meters. Volume: 14 cubic meters. Operating temperature: 950°C.
This kiln was probably used in the construction of the two neighbouring viaducts as well as other works nearby: bridges, tunnels, farms etc.

Minimum age: 10 years

Details concerning animals Animals on leashes.

Other details

Accessibility for people with reduced mobility is only possible in dry weather on part of the route.

Comfort and amenities

Services

  • Pet Friendly

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair access requires assistance
  • Possibility to drop someone off in front of the site

Rates / opening

Prices

Free.

Opening

From 01/01 to 31/12 every day.
except January 1st, Easter Monday, Ascension Thursday, Whit Monday, May 1st, May 8th, July 14th, August 15th, November 1st, November 11th and December 25th.
Open during the European Heritage Days.

On demand.

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