JUL to AUG daily 10-19.
SEP to OCT daily 10-12, 14-18.
NOV to APR Tue-Sat 10-12, 14-17, Sun 10-12, 14-18.
Last entry one hour before closure.
[2009]
Groups (+): Adults EUR 5.50, Children (5-18) EUR 4.
[2009]
Coal Mine
| Location: | Cagnac les Mines. A68 Toulouse-Albi, at Albi stay on RN88 to Saint-Michel, turn left and follow signs to Cagnac les Mines. |
| Open: |
MAY to JUN daily 10-12, 14-18. JUL to AUG daily 10-19. SEP to OCT daily 10-12, 14-18. NOV to APR Tue-Sat 10-12, 14-17, Sun 10-12, 14-18. Last entry one hour before closure. [2009] |
| Fee: |
Adults EUR 7, Children (5-18) EUR 4. Groups (+): Adults EUR 5.50, Children (5-18) EUR 4. [2009] |
| Classification: |
Coal Mine
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| Light: | electric. |
| Dimension: | |
| Guided tours: | |
| Bibliography: | |
| Address: |
Musée de la Mine Cagnac les Mines, Av. de Saint Sernin, 81130 Cagnac les Mines, Tel: +33-563-539170.
E-mail: |
| Last update: | $Date: 2010/05/19 23:22:54 $ |
| 12th century | earliest coal mining. | |
| 1810 | mining company Carmaux founded. | |
| 1890 | Mines of Albi founded. | |
| 1946 | mines nationalized. | |
| 1960s | begin of decline. | |
| 1987 | last undergroung mine closed. | |
| 1989 | mining museum opened. | |
| 1997 | last open cast mine closed. |
The Musée de la Mine Cagnac les Mines documents the 700 years of coal mining history of this departement. A 350m long artificial mine passage is guided like a show mine, visitors get helmets. It displays all steps necessary to mine coal.
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