Bicentenary of the fire of 1825

Activities, exhibitions, shows, conferences, etc.
Temporary exhibition at the Grande Saline de Salins-les-Bains, ...

SATURDAY 26 JULY
postponed to Sunday in case of bad weather
9:30 pm: a grand strolling show orchestrated by Cie Les Urbaindigènes, place Emile Zola

SUNDAY 27TH JULY
- 10am: open-air dictation, registration required, Place des Alliés et de la Résistance
- 11.30am: official ceremony, Place des Alliées et de la Résistance
- 12pm: Republican aperitif hosted by the municipality, Place des Alliés et de la Résistance
- 3pm: Au fil de l'incendie, an urban walk organised by Salins, Pays du Livre, registration required, place Notre Dame
- 7pm: Screening of the documentary Mémoires d'incendie, directed by B. Mussotte, at the Maison de Salins, registration required.


On 27 July 1825, a fire broke out in Salins-les-Bains. Fanned by the wind, in less than two hours almost the entire town went up in flames.
Neighbouring towns and villages, as far away as Besançon, came to lend a hand, bringing "fire pumps" and donations to the destitute people of Salins.
On that fateful day, 306 of the town's houses went up in smoke.
The King released 389,700 francs in aid, in addition to donations from French, Italian and Swiss towns, to help rebuild the town.

In 2025, the town of Salins-les-Bains will commemorate the bicentenary of the great fire of 1825. To mark the occasion, exhibitions, events and conferences will be held in the town.
If you have any documents or objects relating to this event, please contact the Grande Saline at accueil@grande-saline.com or bicentenaire@yahoo.com.