A Villes et Pays d'Art et d'Histoire guide will take you on a tour of the town as it was seen by those leaving for the front.
A Villes et Pays d'Art et d'Histoire guide will take you on a tour of the town as it was seen by those leaving for the front.
The town was profoundly transformed at the end of the 19th century by the progress of the industrial revolution and economic modernisation: new inhabitants flocked in and the population of the middle and working classes grew. New districts sprang up along the Autun and Paris roads, the Boulevard de la République was modernised and industrial estates continued to expand along the canal.
From 1914 to 1918, the daily lives of the inhabitants alternated between shortages of raw materials and food restrictions, particularly after 1916. More and more places were set up to care for soldiers, as well as charitable societies to help the most disadvantaged...
The town was profoundly transformed at the end of the 19th century by the progress of the industrial revolution and economic modernisation: new inhabitants flocked in and the population of the middle and working classes grew. New districts sprang up along the Autun and Paris roads, the Boulevard de la République was modernised and industrial estates continued to expand along the canal.
From 1914 to 1918, the daily lives of the inhabitants alternated between shortages of raw materials and food restrictions, particularly after 1916. More and more places were set up to care for soldiers, as well as charitable societies to help the most disadvantaged...
