Ferdinand Fillod in Saint-Amour (39), Jura (39)

Ferdinand Fillod (1891-1956) was an archiect and designer born in Saint-Amour, where he returned after the war to continue his business as a boiler maker. By the end of 1928, though, he had make a request for a patent on prefabricated steel houses. This is not the place to talk about all his successes, but they are numerous.

 

One tribute to Fillod is the local lycée, with its surrounding fence of metal. Here, the initials FF of course stand for Ferdinand Fillod.

The Maison Fillod on 23 Rue d'Allonal was the foreman's four-roomed house, although for a monument historique it seems in a rather poor state.

The Fresque des visitandines shows, among other things, actor Firmin Gémier (1869-1933) who had a holiday home here, the local world-renowned flutist Marcel Moyse (1889-1984), the weekly market, the open air swimming pool, and the annual film festival.

Also shown is Fillod's factory.