It would be located between the central square, Place de la Liberté, and the Moré neighborhood. The project dragged on, and work was completed in 1879. At that time, the washhouse received sufficient water from the ditch that drained the rainwater flowing from the south of the station district. The excess water then flowed into the Moré pond, or rather, into what must have been, at the time, a lagoon. For the housewives of a town with neither spring nor nearby stream, this was a real relief.
Subsequently, due to health regulations, the runoff water was deemed unfit for domestic use. With the construction of the water tower on Rue du Dr. Roux in 1947, the washhouse was filled with city water whenever necessary. Regularly cleaned and restored, it was rarely used, but it was.
It is listed on the Pays des Sources heritage trail.