Escaro - all mine
Known for its mining history, with a fascinating museum to the “Memoire de la Mine” the mine of Escaro was the first area in France to produce fluorspar, (also called fluorite) dubbed "the most colorful mineral in the world" and also mined at the Blue John Cavern in Derbyshire.
The mine closed in 1993 when the mineral was exhausted.
Having built up a population of up to 429 residents, with a an épicerie, boulangerie, boucherie, café, and even a small (...)