Musée de l'ardoise et de la géologie

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  • MAY'NPASS
Longchamp, 53800 Renazé
In Renazé, come and discover the town's slate-making past and the work of the perrey workers.
The slate and geology museum is located on the Longchamp site. This was the last quarry in the Renazé basin, closed in 1975. The old buildings have been preserved. The centrepiece of this authentic heritage site remains the headframe of the extraction shaft and its astonishing engine room.
The guides will explain the different stages of mining. You'll discover the trolleys, collections of tools and giant photos of life down below. On the splitters' mound, the former slate quarry workers have...

Services

Services

Picnic area
Screening room
Equipped seminar room
Animals accepted
Educational group visits
Guided tours for groups on request
Guided tours for groups
Boutique
Guided tours for individuals

Services offered

Quality standards

Quality standards
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Rates

Rates

Adult group

Children's group

Payment methods

Payment methods

Payment methods

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Accepted customers

Accepted customers
  • Individuals
  • Groups

Openings

Openings

From 1 July 2025 until 31 August 2025 -

Location

Location

Musée de l'ardoise et de la géologie
  • MAY'NPASS
Longchamp, 53800 Renazé

Spoken languages

Spoken languages
  • French

Access

Access
  • Main road : D171 at 1km
  • Railway station : Laval at 40km
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