Terrenoire

Terrenoire is old a Commune Frenchwoman of the the Loire, attached in 1970 to the town of Saint-Etienne.

Histore

Terrenoire was a district of Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds, with the passage of a new railway connecting Saint-Etienne to Lyon and the establishment of a railway station results in developing the iron and steel industry of the blast furnaces. This development involves migrations of populations importantes.
Demographic imbalance and the pressure of the ironmasters lead in 1866 by an imperial decree to the creation of the commune of Terrenoire.
It was a small village close to the town of Saint-Etienne. It was strongly industrialized with big industry of the XIXe century like the forging mills. It is composed of middle-class houses and old dwellings of ouvriers.
It remained independent only one small century and on January 1st 1970 it amalgamated with the town of Saint-Etienne.

Places and monuments

  • the basin of Janon:
It was initially creates like water reserve at the 20th century for the food of industries until 1930. Town hall decides L arranged in plan D water for the bathe and of the water festivals with contests of tournament. From the 1940 swimming was prohibited due to pollution of the basin. Today the basin was taken again by the federation of sins.
  • the park of the castle of Perrotière:
Castle of dating from the 18th century, which is used today as recreational center.
  • Place of Pilat.
  • the hill of the Wood of Avaize:
Wood in the middle of the city which and with L `end of the regional natural park of Pilat, it was arranged in circuits sets of themes on geology and the flora.

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