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Puits de l'Étançon

Ronchamp, Italy

Puits de l'Étançon

The Etançon mine (or n° 13 bis mine) is one of the main mines of the Ronchamp coal mines, in the commune of Ronchamp, in the Burgundy-Franche-Comté region of France. It is the only mine in the coalfield dug in the 20th century, and also the only one dug by Électricité de France. It operated from 195

0 to 1958, when the outcrops were brought back into production. By extending mining for a further ten years, it made it easier for miners to retire. After its closure, it was dismantled and left to fall into disrepair before being incorporated into the outcrop footpath in 1997. Between 1999 and 2000, the site was cleared by an association, before becoming an industrial tourism site at the beginning of the 21st century.

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