What the mill paid, what the sawmill pays
A 1983 payslip in constant euros, a 2026 sawmill pay scale. The comparison vindicates neither those who mourn the mill nor those who celebrate the reinvention. It gives figures.
Written by Théo Brissac
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14 June 1983, the mill's last day
214 staff, 168 of them women. On 14 June 1983 the La Rive-Haute mill produced until 5.40 p.m. Hour by hour, what that last day was — the workshop register, the production book and six memories.
Written by Noëlle Vasseur
The Sagnes tomme wants its PDO: what it costs, what it earns
Eleven producers, 96 tonnes a year, a PDO application lodged in 2024. Set the cost of the specification against the premium per kilo, and two of the eleven do not cover their costs. They know it.
Written by Théo Brissac