Terril Renard à Denain

Do you know the history of the Renard slag heap located in Denain? The city of Denain had up to 15 wells. The Renard slag heap is one of them! Its exploitation was stopped in 1948. 75 meters high, it is the result of the extraction of 16,060,644 tons of coal from the Renard pit. Since 2012, it has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site! This conical and flat slag heap, made up of shale and coal, presents a rich and varied fauna and flora... How about exploring this nugget in the Nord Pas-de-Calais mining basin?