Firminy: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

In the Firminy-Vert district, the Le Corbusier Site is classified as 20th-century cultural heritage. From Firminy railway station, it can be reached in ten minutes on foot via a tourist trail marked in colour.

Those wishing to visit Firminy can find a holiday apartment in Firminy.

Architecture

The Maison de la Culture Le Corbusier was designed in exposed concrete to adapt to the site's topography and visually continue the slope of the rock face.

The Église Saint-Pierre - Le Corbusier is located in the vicinity of Firminy. Construction work on it resumed in 2004 under the direction of José Oubrerie and was completed in 2006; its nave has a reverberation time of eleven seconds.

The Unité d’Habitation is accessible only as part of a guided tour; a reservation is required.

Industrial history and museums

The Mine Témoin des Bruneaux is a faithful reconstruction of a Loire mine. The materials used for it come from shafts in the Saint-Étienne and Ondaine regions. The Ecomusée des Bruneaux includes a nail-making workshop and a bakery.

The Musée des Sapeurs-Pompiers de la Loire displays more than 150 fire engines from different eras and explores the history of firefighters over two centuries.

Events

The Vogue des Noix takes place every year in October in Firminy's town centre; the nine-day fair concludes with the Corso parade.

Surroundings and landscape

The surroundings of Firminy include the Château de Saint-Victor-sur-Loire, a château, the historic site of Essalois Castle and the historic site of Abbaye de Valbenoîte.

The four mountains Chaussitre, Crêt du Bois Graizé, Crêt de la Perdrix and Le Bois Paradis are located in the wider regional area around Firminy.

Other places: Saint-Médard-en-Forez, Mars, Les Salles, Saint-Chamond, Saint-Cyr-Les-Vignes, Champoly, Épercieux-Saint-Paul, Villemontais

To the higher-level travel overview: Loire.