Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Colbert

The history of Villeneuvette starts with foundation of the "Manufacture de draps des Saptes", a clothmaking "factory", end of the 17th century. This manufacture was promoted to a "Manufacture Royale" under Louis XIV. Villeneuvette was a "village-factory", where upto 300 weavers lived with their families. The work was done at home, each weaver and his family had a weaving loom installed on the ground floor of the house. What looks nice and very romantic today, will have had a different look, when the families worked here. The weavers were paid by the sheets they produced, so the whole family (including the children) had to work.

The history of Villeneuvette starts with foundation of the "Manufacture de draps des Saptes", a clothmaking "factory", end of the 17th century. This manufacture was promoted to a "Manufacture Royale" under Louis XIV. Villeneuvette was a "village-factory", where upto 300 weavers lived with their families. The work was done at home, each weaver and his family had a weaving loom installed on the ground floor of the house. The Gate had the inscription "Manufacture Royale" - upto the French Revolution, now it only reads "Manufacture".