Villeneuvette

Villeneuvette (French pronunciation: [vilnœvɛt]; Occitan: La Fatura) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Villeneuvette is a small village made up of a group of buildings built in the 17th century to create a royal clothmaking factory and to provide accommodation for its workers.

The creation of Villeneuvette was promoted in 1677 by Jean-Baptiste Colbert, the noted finance minister of King Louis XIV.

The factory was privately owned and produced cloth for the king, including uniforms for his armies.

[3] The original inscription above the gateway was "MANUFACTURE ROYALE" but this was later rather crudely changed by the Republic to "HONNEUR AU TRAVAIL" - Honour in work.

"Montagne de Liausson" from Villeneuvette