The Compagnie des mines de Béthune, sometimes called the sometimes called the Compagnie de Grenay after the name of the concession, was a French coal mining company in the Pas-de-Calais that was estab
Mine head at Bully-les-Mines c. 1900
Charles Ignace Plichon, President from 1873 to 1883
Château Mercier, residence of the director-general of the company. The building was damaged by shellfire during World War I, restored after the war.
Mine 12 at Annequin c. 1909
Jean-Pierre Plichon
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Jean-Pierre Plichon was a French engineer and politician who was a deputy for the Nord department from 1936 to 1942. His grandfather and uncle had held the seat almost continuously since 1846. After t
Compagnie des mines de Béthune
…Plichon took to the law and became a member of the Paris Court of Appeal, then resigned and joined the board of the Bethune company. Pierre's son, Jean-Pierre Plichon (1907–1966), was an engineer of arts and manufactures. He became a liberal deputy for the Lille region. Production of coke resumed after the war…
Jean Pierre Plichon