On Sunday 30 August 2026, another day in the heart of the coalfield.
The Saint-Charles shaft and the headframes
In town, one of Petite-Rosselle’s mine headframes stands next to the Espace La Concorde. Further on, the monument to the centenary of the first coal extraction in the Lorraine basin at the Saint-Charles shaft (1856-1956), a direct tribute to the mining heritage.
Lunch at Le Mine 904
At lunch, back to Le Mine 904: breaded devilled eggs, the day’s seafood blanquette, potatoes and tiramisu.
The Kaffeeklatsch
For an afternoon treat, Kaffeeklatsch in Petite-Rosselle: the friendly German coffee-and-cake tradition, on the Saarland border. The perfect place to unwind.
A giant wind turbine in Gersweiler
From the woodland park between Petite-Rosselle and Forbach, you can see one of the largest wind turbines in Europe, in Gersweiler on the German side.
