{"id":948,"date":"2025-02-18T15:52:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T14:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.camping-lamarmotte.com\/?page_id=948"},"modified":"2026-03-29T11:08:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T09:08:58","slug":"luzenac-en-ariege","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.camping-lamarmotte.com\/en\/idees-sorties-patrimoine\/luzenac-en-ariege\/","title":{"rendered":"Luzenac in Ari\u00e8ge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignfull stk-block-columns stk-block stk-40f12e7\" data-block-id=\"40f12e7\"><style>.stk-40f12e7 .stk--block-align-40f12e7{align-items:center !important;}.stk-40f12e7 {margin-bottom:50px !important;}.stk-40f12e7-column{--stk-columns-spacing:0px !important;--stk-column-gap:24px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-40f12e7 stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-40f12e7-column alignwide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-b699128\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"b699128\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-b699128-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-b699128-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-12d5da1\" id=\"luzenac-en-ariege-capitale-du-talc\" data-block-id=\"12d5da1\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">Luzenac, in Ari\u00e8ge, capital of talcum powder<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-72015f2\" data-block-id=\"72015f2\"><style>.stk-72015f2 {margin-bottom:0px !important;}.stk-72015f2 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:1rem !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-72015f2 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:1rem !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">The village of Luzenac, 10 minutes from your Ari\u00e8ge campsite La Marmotte\n\nLuzenac was probably originally occupied by farming estates, but there is no historical record of the village before 1074. This date corresponds to the donation of the Lordadais, one of the cantons of the Count of Foix, to the Abbey of Cluny. This small seigneury, which once had a \"castella\" on the site of Sourtadeil, was home to around a hundred inhabitants. Today, the castrum no longer exists. For many centuries, the village was sustained by agrosilvicultural and pastoral activities, before developing around the slate quarries and the so-called \"Catalan\" forges, which were powered by the water power generated by the numerous water mills on the Ari\u00e8ge.\nIn 1848, 126 inhabitants of Luzenac and Unac formed a syndicate to acquire mountain land, including woods, and this joint ownership of communal property still persists today.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-b71d3dc\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"b71d3dc\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-b71d3dc-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-b71d3dc-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignfull stk-block-columns stk-block stk-af61e36\" data-block-id=\"af61e36\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content 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quarry\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.camping-lamarmotte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1454.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.camping-lamarmotte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1454-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.camping-lamarmotte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1454-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.camping-lamarmotte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1454-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.camping-lamarmotte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1454-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.camping-lamarmotte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1454-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.camping-lamarmotte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1454-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.camping-lamarmotte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1454-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.camping-lamarmotte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1454-1280x853.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignfull stk-block-columns stk-block stk-b072f05 stk-block-background stk--has-background-overlay\" data-block-id=\"b072f05\"><style>.stk-b072f05 {background-image:url(https:\/\/www.camping-lamarmotte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/godet_talc_Stephane_Meurisse_ADT09-1024x683-1.jpg) !important;padding-top:0px !important;padding-right:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;padding-left:0px !important;margin-bottom:50px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-b072f05-column alignfull\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-681a3e4\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"681a3e4\"><style>.stk-681a3e4 {padding-top:0px !important;padding-right:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;padding-left:0px !important;margin-top:0px 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!important;font-family:\"Changa One\", Sans-serif !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-5195971 .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:2.5rem !important;}}<\/style><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color has-text-align-center\">Luzenac in Ari\u00e8ge, <\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-8b1da53\" data-block-id=\"8b1da53\"><style>.stk-8b1da53 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:3rem !important;color:#FFFFFF !important;font-family:\"Cookie\", Sans-serif !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-8b1da53 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:3rem !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-color has-text-align-center\">capital of talc<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-89fdd91\" data-block-id=\"89fdd91\"><style>.stk-89fdd91 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:1rem !important;color:#FFFFFF !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-89fdd91 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:1rem !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-color\">Talc is a natural mineral. It is found as a soft, crumbly rock with veins running beneath the Tabes mountain range at Troumns, where silica and magnesium have combined to form hydrated magnesium silicate (talc). Talc was already mined on a small-scale basis in the 19th century by men who harvested it by scratching the surface of the ground to remove blocks that they took to Toulouse, where it was sold to drugstores in the regional capital.<br><br>But it wasn't until the 20th century that Luzenac really began to grow economically, thanks to talc production, which led to prosperity and population growth. The Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Anonyme des Talcs was founded in 1905 and a factory was set up on the site of the Labail mill, before moving to the current site in 1913.<br><br>Talc was first produced industrially by Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 des Talcs, in a small family factory. Today, after just over a century in business, Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Anonyme des Talcs is a major global group with around 350 employees.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-b3ebc83\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"b3ebc83\"><style>.stk-b3ebc83 {padding-top:141px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-b3ebc83-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-b3ebc83-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignwide stk-block-columns stk-block stk-824f854\" data-block-id=\"824f854\"><style>.stk-824f854 .stk--block-align-824f854{align-items:center !important;}.stk-824f854 {margin-bottom:50px !important;}.stk-824f854-column{--stk-columns-spacing:0px !important;--stk-column-gap:24px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-824f854 stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-824f854-column alignwide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-4349225\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"4349225\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-4349225-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-4349225-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-df8033d\" data-block-id=\"df8033d\"><style>.stk-df8033d {box-shadow:-2px 2px 20px 6px #12121252 !important;}.stk-df8033d .stk-img-wrapper{width:100% !important;height:480px !important;}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-24965\" src=\"https:\/\/www.camping-lamarmotte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/trimouns-carriere-de-talc-1.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"427\" alt=\"visit to the nearby Ax les thermes quarry\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.camping-lamarmotte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/trimouns-carriere-de-talc-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.camping-lamarmotte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/trimouns-carriere-de-talc-1-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.camping-lamarmotte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/trimouns-carriere-de-talc-1-768x320.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.camping-lamarmotte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/trimouns-carriere-de-talc-1-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.camping-lamarmotte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/trimouns-carriere-de-talc-1-500x208.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.camping-lamarmotte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/trimouns-carriere-de-talc-1-800x334.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-59364e5\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"59364e5\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-59364e5-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-59364e5-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-0454c17\" id=\"la-visite-du-site-de-la-carriere-de-trimouns\" data-block-id=\"0454c17\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">Visit to the Trimouns quarry site<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-e4dc09a\" data-block-id=\"e4dc09a\"><style>.stk-e4dc09a {margin-bottom:11px !important;}.stk-e4dc09a .stk-block-text__text{font-size:1rem !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-e4dc09a .stk-block-text__text{font-size:1rem !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">The Trimouns quarry stretches for 2 km and is one of the largest in the world. As it is an open-cast mine, it ceases operations during the winter, from December to March. The talc ore is extracted from a vein under the ground at a depth of around 1,000 metres, thanks to the incessant ballet of hydraulic shovels digging up the earth, bulldozers and lorries moving tonnes of earth (1 tonne of ore requires 8 tonnes of earth to be moved). As soon as the ore is extracted, an automatic sorting system selects the purest talc, which is brilliant white.<br>The cable car then transports the water via 5km of cables to the Luzenac treatment plant, 1000m below.<br><br><strong><em>For all information about visits:<br><\/em><\/strong>Trimouns talc quarry<br>09250 LUZENAC<br>https:\/\/www.pyrenees-ariegeoises.com\/offres\/talcaneo-la-visite-de-la-carriere-de-talc-et-de-lespace-museographique-luzenac-fr-4295354\/<br><br>Feel free to visit this original and unusual industrial site in the Ax valley during your summer stay at the \u00abLa Marmotte\u00bb campsite in Saignac les Ormeaux.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luzenac, en Ari\u00e8ge, capitale du talc Le village de Luzenac, \u00e0 10 minutes de votre camping de l\u2019Ari\u00e8ge La Marmotte Sans doute \u00e0 l\u2019origine Luzenac \u00e9tait d\u00e9j\u00e0 occup\u00e9 par des domaines agraires, mais aucune mention historique n\u2019atteste de ce village avant l\u2019an 1074. Cette date correspond \u00e0 la donation du Lordadais, un des cantons du [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":985,"parent":913,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"LUZENAC EN ARI\u00c8GE - proche du camping en Ari\u00e8ge","_seopress_titles_desc":"LUZENAC EN ARI\u00c8GE Luzenac, en Ari\u00e8ge, capitale du talc Le village de Luzenac, \u00e0 10 minutes de votre camping de l\u2019Ari\u00e8ge La Marmotte.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-948","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.camping-lamarmotte.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.camping-lamarmotte.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.camping-lamarmotte.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.camping-lamarmotte.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.camping-lamarmotte.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=948"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.camping-lamarmotte.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/948\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24968,"href":"https:\/\/www.camping-lamarmotte.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/948\/revisions\/24968"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.camping-lamarmotte.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/913"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.camping-lamarmotte.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.camping-lamarmotte.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}