Pierrefeu-du-Var
The cork factory
Historic site and monument
Contact details
Avenue des Poilus
83390
Pierrefeu-du-Var
04 94 13 53 13
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04 94 28 27 30
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Open all year round
Languages spoken
French
Presentation
In the 19th century, the cork and stopper industry was flourishing in the Var. In Pierrefeu du Var, several cork factories existed from the beginning of the 19th century and reached their peak around 1860.
The largest factory, in the Barri district, was transferred at the beginning of the 20th century to the Avenue des Poilus.
About a hundred employees produced 60 to 80 million corks per year.
Iberian threats were felt at the end of the 19th century and foreign competition in the 1940s/1950s affected these factories.
The Pierrefeu du Var factory closed in 1971. It is now an exhibition centre.
The largest factory, in the Barri district, was transferred at the beginning of the 20th century to the Avenue des Poilus.
About a hundred employees produced 60 to 80 million corks per year.
Iberian threats were felt at the end of the 19th century and foreign competition in the 1940s/1950s affected these factories.
The Pierrefeu du Var factory closed in 1971. It is now an exhibition centre.
