Arc et Senans Attractions

Arc-et-Senans is noted for the former royal salt-works, with the imposing neo-classical buildings designed by Claude-Nicolas Ledoux (1736-1806), who was commissioned by Louis XV to create an ideal industrial town. His ambitious plan provided for a circular layout, only half of which was completed. Five pavilions and two large storage rooms are grouped around an administrative building. The salt-works closed down at the end of the 19th C., and the buildings are now occupied by an interesting Ledoux Museum of architectural plans and models, as well as a salt museum.