Localisation - bassin houiller Vosges et Jura

The

Vosges The Vosges ( , ; german: Vogesen ; Franconian and gsw, Vogese) are a range of low mountains in Eastern France, near its border with Germany. Together with the Palatine Forest to the north on the German side of the border, they form a single ...

and Jura coal mining basins are an area of

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

located between two

mountain range A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arise ...

s, that has been shaped by four centuries of

coal extraction Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from ...

from the 16th Century to the 20th Century. It includes four coal basins in three geographic locations.

Basins and concessions

On the east side of the Vosges

;

Villé Villé (; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas re ...

valley coal basin * Lalaye concession, exploited (first half of 19th century), * Erlenbach concession, exploited (first half of 19th century), * Saint-Hippolyte concession, exploited (1747 to mid-19th century), *

Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines (; ; gsw-als, Sànkriz) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is part of the arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé. Coal mines were operating in the village until 1849. Ge ...

concession, exploited (first half of 19th century).

Between the Vosges and the Jura

; Stephanian-Under-Vosgian coal basin *

Ronchamp Ronchamp () is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. It is located between the Vosges and the Jura mountains. Mining Museum Mining began in Ronchamp in the mid-18th century and h ...

, Champagney and Eboulet concessions, exploited by Ronchamp coal mines (1744-1958), * Mourière concession, exploited (1844-1891), * Lomont concession, unexploited (1904), * Saint-Germain concession, unexploited (1914). Concessions Houillères de Ronchamp

;

Keuper The Keuper is a lithostratigraphic unit (a sequence of rock strata) in the subsurface of large parts of west and central Europe. The Keuper consists of dolomite, shales or claystones and evaporites that were deposited during the Middle and Late T ...

ian coal basin *

Saulnot Saulnot is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Coal mines operated in the village between the 16th century and 1925. Coupe - puits - Saulnot.png, A sectional view of a mine shaft ...

concession, exploited (16th to 1925), * Gémonval concession, exploited (1826 to 1944), *

Gouhenans Gouhenans is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Coal mines were operated in the village between 1828 and 1916.Pierre Semonin, ''Le gîte houiller de Villafans'', 1993 XIXe - Pui ...

concession, exploited (1828 to 1916), * Le Vernoy concession, exploited (1839 to 1852), * Athesans concession, exploited (1839 to 1916), * Vy-lès-Lure concession, exploited (1842-1943), * Mélecey concession, exploited (1773 to end of 19th). * Grozon concession, exploited (1845-1940s), Concessions du N-O du Jura

On the west side of the Jura

;Jura coal basin * European Gas Limited concession, unexploited (2007). Coal mine Arthur de Buyer, Coal mine Sainte Marie, two sonde towers and a geoelogic view of Gémonval"> BHVJ mosaique.jpg

References

External links

Coal mining regions in France {{mining-stub