Verrerie de Trinquetaille

The Verrerie was only in operation for about twenty years as the Revolution and then the continental blockade made the cost of producing the glass prohibitive.

Transferred to Trinquetaille, it was in operation for 6 years and was forced to close because the fuel (wood) is rare in the region, resulting in extra cost.

In 1782, a Norman glassmaker associated with two Arlesians: a merchant and a lawyer settled on the site, using existing buildings and creating new ones.

This glassmaker chooses his installation in the region, for the use of local resources: sand of the Rhône and soda of the Camargue.

The rental lease, with the owner of the premises, Mr. Datty, was signed on February 3, 1781, but the town council of the city of Arles gave its agreement of installation, only a year later, March 10, 1782 In the following week, the company "Grigniard et Cie" is definitively created for the management of glassware, a 9-year lease is confirmed with the owner.

After several months of legal attempts, he finally sold the land and buildings to the managing company for 11,000 livres.

In 1799, its activity stopped definitively: The unfavorable conjuncture (continental blockade, superimposition, revolutionary crisis) made its situation fragile.

The coal imported from Rives de Giers (Loire) was used as fuel (1440 tons in 1785).