Land of salt, saltworks in Franche-Comté in the 20th century

On show until 31 December 2024

The Grande Saline is presenting a new temporary exhibition.
"Terre de Sels, les salines de Franche-Comté au XXe siècle" highlights the regional saltworks from the early 20th century until their closure in the late 1960s.

The exhibition highlights the richness of this industry, which played an important role in the regional economy and in the daily lives of the people of Franche-Comté. In the twentieth century, Franche-Comté had 9 salt works spread across almost the entire region, producing around 60,000 tonnes of salt a year!

Montmorot, Poligny, Châtillon-le-Duc-Geneuille, Montaigu-Perrigny, Montferrand-Pouilley-les-Vignes, Miserey, Gouhenans, Grozon and Salins. All of these salt works provided a livelihood for hundreds of workers...
For several months, the Saline team dug through the archives and went out into the field to meet enthusiasts, researchers, elected representatives and, above all, the heirs of the former men and women who worked in the salt works in the Doubs, Jura and Haute-Saône.
Numerous previously unpublished archive documents, photos, illustrations, archive videos and recordings have come down to us to bring to life the history of the Comtois salt-making heritage.
The testimonies of the workers and the objects presented in the exhibition highlight this ancestral know-how and perpetuate the working memory of Franche-Comté.

Come and visit us until 31 December 2024 to discover this fascinating and moving exhibition, which will make the powerful voices of Franche-Comté's industrial memory resound.