Mulhouse and area
Past Mulhouse
The Cité Jardin
The 'Cité' district |
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The workers´ housing development was built upon the initiative of a group of philanthropic factory owners in the 19th century to accommodate the many labourers who worked in the town´s textile factories. The houses are identical throughout the Cité : family villas with a garden. The housing development was a something of a revolution, as for the very first time, people from the working classes were able to become homeowners thanks to a monthly mortgage-type system of payment. |
I will be in Mulhouse :