Bois-du-Luc, Museum of Mining and sustainable Development

Since 1 July 2012, 4 major mining sites in Wallonia have been on UNESCO’s world heritage list. These are the best-preserved examples of coal mining sites, an activity that was common from the early 19th century until the second half of the 20th century. Bois-du-Luc boasts a large number of buildings constructed between 1838 and 1909 as well as one of the oldest coalmines in Europe, dating back to the late 17th century. The Bois-du-Luc site covers all of the technical and social facilities of one of the oldest coalmines in Wallonia: the Société des Charbonnages du Bois-du-Luc. This company really stood out on the industrial landscape thanks to its long history (1685-1973), but also because of what it left us as its legacy at Bois-du-Luc. This is where it was designed at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, a complete model of an industrial village: the all-inclusive coalmine.