Quarry of Montrouge Chatillon Malakoff

Quarry of Montrouge Chatillon Malakoff

Maria way, Marthe street, crossroad

1979 - 5th December

The underground limestone quarry of Bazemont, located in the Yvelines, was exploited for its rough limestone. There are still several excavations along the quarry road. People said in the village that the steeple of the cathedral of Chartres was built with stone from this quarry.

The quarry is also witnessed the wars of the 19th century. There are many drawings of ancient time. Drawings of soldiers, praise God, graffiti. Second quarries are reused in mushroom places. You can see the remains of the culture of the mushroom into stacks.

People of Bazemont also operated quarries in manufacturing lime from limestone. A furnace that access was by way of Grignens are still at the bottom of the valley Rogère.

source: Website of the City of Bazemont

This quarry is called the quarry of the bombs simply because there is an big drawing on a wall, who names the quarry. The quarry is located, like many others, in the plain of Montesson.

Drawings in red chalk in the underground quarry Herblay.
- Junction of the south passage.
- Martha Street.

those drawing are very old. The church master told me that they were done by choir childrens in the ancient times.