Base 11/19
Loos-en-Gohelle · Hauts-de-France · France
A former mine pit closed in 1986 in the town of Loos-en-Gohelle, converted into a reference hub for sustainable development with intensive resident participation, from the town's coat of arms to neighbourhood projects. The municipality, once dependent on coal, became a national reference for ecological transition and participatory planning. The transformation is also open to debate: how much of this exemplary narrative reflects genuine resident involvement and how much a well-constructed institutional story.
- Led by
- Town of Loos-en-Gohelle, with the region, the State and sustainable development actors (Chaîne des Terrils, CD2E)
- Status
- Transformed
- Participation
- Institution led, participatory
- Visitable
- Yes, paths over the slag heaps and buildings open to guided visits
- Website
- loos-en-gohelle.fr ↗
- Contact
- No public contact on record
- Last reviewed
- 1 September 2026
Verification
Partially verified
This place has at least one source on record and awaits a second one for contrast. Full verification will arrive in the review phase of the atlas.
- Verified two sources including a primary one, or first-hand knowledge of the place
- Partial one source on record
- Unverified starting knowledge, sources pending
Sources
- L'ensemble minier du 11/19, Loos-en-Gohelle ↗ · secondary source · consulted on 1 September 2026 · Villes et Pays d'art et d'histoire Hauts-de-France
- Ville de Loos en Gohelle ↗ · secondary source · consulted on 1 September 2026 · Movilab