Carrière du Ciron

Carrière du Ciron - 15th and 19th centuries - Castillon limestone.
In the past, almost every house had a quarry. Gentleman's cottages, manor houses, castles, churches and abbeys often had several. The abbey of Saint-Ferme required 30 to 40 quarries. The canton's limestone is exclusively asteriated limestone, known as "Castillon" limestone, which is shellier and whiter, but less fine than Frontenac limestone. The area was also home to quarries of tran, a very soft stone, and tuffeau. The last quarrymen were Mr. Neble and, from 1963 to around 1970, Raymond Martin, who lived in Monségur. They quarried building stone and supplied the DDE with road surfacing. Exhausted, the site ceased to be exploited.