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Jusqu’en 1985 se tenait rue du Général Renault une des plus grosses entreprises industrielles de Tours : les établissement Schmid. Installés depuis 1918 dans le quartier Giraudeau, les usines Schmid fabriquaient des récipients métalliques et s’étendaient sur six hectares.
Cette usine a employé jusqu’à 1000 employés à la veille de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale. 800 ouvriers y travaillaient en 1960, ils étaient encore 450 en 1980.
Les usines Schmid fermeront finalement définitivement leurs portes à Tours en 1985.
A leur place se dresse aujourd’hui le quartier d’activités mixtes Giraudeau qui regroupe des logements ainsi que des entreprises de petite et moyenne taille. La fermeture de Schmid couplée à la destruction de l’ancienne usine à gaz a conduit à une restructuration complète du quartier à partir de la fin des années 80.
Néanmoins, les établissements Schmid n’ont pas tout à fait disparu du paysage tourangeau. Lors de leur destruction, les autorités ont eu en effet la bonne idée de garder comme trace et souvenir de ce passé, le portail et la verrière d’entrée. Le curieux qui passera sous cette verrière pourra apercevoir également une plaque commémorative aux employés de Schmid morts pendant la Seconde Guerre Mondiale.

The old factory has been destroyed to create a residential homes and they only kept the entrance.
Until 1985, Rue du General Renault was one of the biggest industrial companies in Tours: the Schmid establishments. Installed since 1918 in the Giraudeau district, the Schmid factories made metal containers and stretched over six hectares.
This factory employed up to 1,000 employees on the eve of the Second World War. 800 workers were working there in 1960, there were still 450 workers in 1980.
The Schmid plants finally closed their doors in Tours in 1985.
In their place today stands the neighborhood of mixed activities Giraudeau which brings together dwellings as well as companies of small and medium size. The closure of Schmid coupled with the destruction of the former gas plant led to a complete restructuring of the district from the late 1980s onwards.
Nevertheless, the Schmid establishments have not completely disappeared from the landscape of the Touraine region. At the time of their destruction, the authorities had indeed the good idea to keep as a trace and memory of this past, the gate and the entrance canopy. The curious person who passes under this canopy will also see a plaque commemorating the Schmid employees who died during the Second World War.

Address:: 168 de la rue du Général Renault Tours, France 37000 Year built: 1918 Year converted: 1985 Web page: Not listed

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