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Lab Place

Oust · Occitanie · France

Civic labs and participationCommons and belonging2016

A rural tiers-lieu in the Couserans, in the Ariège Pyrenees, run by a 2016 association in which individual and organisation members vote alike. It brings together a fabrication workshop (3D printing, electronics, laser cutting and engraving), a coworking and training space, and La Confectionnerie, the new wood, metal and design workshop co-funded by European money. It drives the Labdap network, which sets up learning laboratories in building-trade vocational schools. In 2025 it took in the machinery of the closed Lézat-sur-Lèze tiers-lieu to keep it in public use.

Led by
Lab Place association, registered in January 2016, supported by the Occitanie region (Défi’Occ, Fab Région) and the European LEADER and EAFRD funds
Status
Active
Participation
Community led
Visitable
Yes, Monday to Thursday 9 to 12 and 13 to 17; Saturdays on request
Website
lab.place ↗
Contact
contact@lab.place
Last reviewed
8 September 2026

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