The cork factory

Name: The cork factory
Address: Avenue des Poilus, Pierrefeu-du-Var, 83390, FRANCE

Historic site and monument
Industrial site
19th C

Avenue des Poilus, 83390 Pierrefeu-du-Var

Patrimoine industriel en Méditerranée Porte des Maures — ©Mairie de Pierrefeu du Var

Les métiers traditionnels provençaux en Méditerranée Porte des Maures — ©Ville de Pierrefeu-du-Var

Les Lieux d'expositions en Méditerranée Porte des Maures — ©Ville de Pierrefeu-du-Var

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The site of the former cork factory is located in the heart of the village of Pierrefeu-du-Var.

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.