The iron industry is very old in France, especially in Lorraine, thanks to the minette and in the Longwy sector, to the deposit of St Pancré whose ore kidneys are very rich in iron. As early as 1270, an agreement between the Dukes of Lorraine and Luxembourg mentioned the mines of the region and in 1488, the monks of Orval, the master builders of Buré la Forge, obtained a free passage for the transport of ore; another concession was signed in 1513.

The Buré ironworks dates back to the 14th century (it is mentioned in 1416). It was founded by the monks of Orval who owned it until the Revolution. It was then bought by the Trotyanne family of Longwy.

In 1691, lacking fuel, Buré was abandoned in favor of Dorlon, whose furnace was in the middle of the woods, which solved the problem of its charcoal supply. Buré was then just a simple farm with a beautiful pond. It was in 1827 that Mr. and Mrs. Trotyanne reestablished a forge there which would operate until 1860.

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