The Vassens quarries are located at the hinge between Aisne and Oise in Picardy. Covering an area of one hundred hectares, they extend over the municipalities of Vassens, Autrêches and Audignicourt.
Two banks of limestone are exploited, namely the royal bank, fine grained slightly banded, and the franc bank (Vergelet), more awake. Already present in the repertory of the quarries exploited in 1889, the site shows an intense activity in the years 1960-1970, where one does not count less than 250 employees. Since then, Vassens quarries have continued to function and evolve with a significantly smaller number of staff. change the code
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