MANUFACTURE NATIONALE DE LA SAVONNERIE, ATELIER DE LODEVE

MANUFACTURE NATIONALE DE LA SAVONNERIE, ATELIER DE LODEVE

An extension to the Savonnerie, the royal and then national carpet manufacturer dating back to Henri IV, it was named after the former soap manufacturer that Louis XIII set up in 1627. The Lodève workshop was opened in 1966 and moved into new buildings in 1990. The workshop produces carpets by contemporary artists such as Paulin, Hajdu, Lalane and Morellet and reproduces carpets from the 17th to 19th centuries. The carpets are sent to the Mobilier National to be distributed to the offices of official building such as embassies, ministries and the Elysée Palace.

Acces

• Motorway - A75 sortie 53 Lodève : 0,5 km
• Town/village - Lodève : 0 km
• Bus station - Lodève

Locating

• Town - Lodève : 0 km
• More than 20 km from Montpellier
• Shops - Super U : 0 km