Andréa Calestroupat

Address

Maison de la Recherche, Jean Jaurès University 5, Allées A. Machado – 31058 TOULOUSE Cedex 1

Email

andrea.calestroupat@univ-tlse2.fr

Research themes :

• Industrial heritage of former papermaking activities in the Comminges.
• Geo‑history of the landscapes shaped by the papermaking industry in Comminges.
• Extractive history of Pyrenean marble quarries.

• Supervisor: Jean‑Michel Minovez, Professor of Contemporary History, UT2J.
• Co‑supervisor: Nicolas Meynen, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Art History, UT2J.
• Co‑supervisor: Anne Goulet, Chief Heritage Curator, Head of the Archives and Cultural Heritage Department within the Haute‑Garonne Departmental Council, and Associate Member of the ITEM research unit at the University of Pau and the Adour Region.

Academic background :

• 2023-… : PhD in History, GEODE – UT2J.
   
• Topic: The industrial and landscape heritage of the papermills of Haute‑Garonne: from historical construction to heritage enhancement, under the co‑supervision of Jean‑Michel Minovez, Nicolas Meynen and Anne Goulet.
   
• 2022-2023 : Gap year dedicated to preparing for competitive examinations for the French territorial civil service, cultural sector
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• 2021-2022 : Master’s degree (Year 2) in Digital Heritage Valorization: Archives and Images, UT2J.
  Internship report: Internship carried out at the Departmental Archives of Haute‑Garonne (AD31) – the example of the Lacroix collection.
  Theoretical dissertation: The valorization of industrial heritage in France, supervised by Stefan du Château, Senior Lecturer.
   
• 2020-2021 : Preparatory class for competitive examinations for the French territorial civil service, cultural sector — assistant and heritage conservation officer tracks, UT2J.
   
• 2018-2020 : Research Master’s degree in Modern and Contemporary Civilizations, UT2J.
  Topic: From the King to Industry: the mineral reign of the Saint‑Béat marbles (16th century – early 20th century), under the co‑supervision of Emmanuelle Charpentier, Senior Lecturer in Early Modern History, and Pascal Julien, Professor of Early Modern Art History.
   
• 2014-2018 : Bachelor’s degree in Art History and Archaeology, UT2J
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• 2014-2017 : Bachelor’s degree in History, UT2J.

Expériences professionnelles :

• Sept. 2023 – Sept. 2026: Haute‑Garonne Departmental Council, Archives and Cultural Heritage Directorate │ project officer for the study and enhancement of Haute‑Garonne’s industrial heritage
  Identify the industrial heritage of Haute‑Garonne. Inventory this heritage (in partnership with the Heritage Knowledge and Inventory Service). Provide a historical analysis based on the example of the former Riz‑Lacroix sites (Mazères‑sur‑Salat, Cassagne, Saint‑Martory). Develop an intervention and support methodology that can be applied to other industrial sites in Haute‑Garonne. Design mediation and heritage‑enhancement proposals with a view to tourism development and territorial planning.
   
• Oct. 22 - june 23 : Acadomia Toulouse │Private tutoring teacher
  Courses taugh :
  French, History, English: 9th‑grade level. Art History: undergraduate level (Year 1 to Year 3); Saudi students (AlUla scholarship program).
   
• Mar. – July 2022: Haute‑Garonne Departmental Council, Departmental Archives of Haute‑Garonne │ Internship
  Objective: Valorization of the tangible and intangible heritage of papermaking activities in Haute‑Garonne: the example of the Riz‑Lacroix collection
  Carry out a critical assessment of the digitization of the collection, with a view to future mediation initiatives.
  Write the script for a film combining company archives and oral testimonies.
  Assess the technical and scientific feasibility of the film.
   
• Sept. – Nov. 2020: University of Pau and the Adour Region (UPPA), European research programme FEDER TCV‑PYR │ Internship
  Study the Barèges spa resort: archival research, review and processing; field survey; drafting of the final synthesis.
   

• Feb. 2020: Toulouse Municipal Archives │ Internship
  Contribute to the UrbanHist platform for the “Meurtres à la carte” section: examination of early modern records (18th century); analysis of court cases; integration of findings into the GIS tool (UrbanHist).

Scientific activities

Communications :

• 2025 :
  Conference “Around the June 1875 Aïgat Flood in Southwestern France: What Can Major Floods of the Past Teach Us About Today’s Risk Management?” organized by the GEODE and LISST laboratories, UT2J. Paper: “Back to the Sources: Investigating the Impact of the 1875 Flood in Mazères‑sur‑Salat”, 23/06/2025.
  
  Roundtable Mémoires orales. À l’écoute du territoire, organized by the Haute‑Garonne Departmental Council, Archives and Cultural Heritage Directorate, and the Festival Histoire à venir, 16/05/2025.
  
  “Working‑Class Memory and the Collection of Oral Testimonies at the Haute‑Garonne Departmental Archives,” co‑presentation with Nathalie Regagnon during the workshop Inventorier l’immatériel, organized by the Occitanie Regional Inventory Service, 03/04/2025.
   
• 2024 :
  « Papermills of the Comminges (Mazères‑sur‑Salat, Cassagne, Saint‑Martory) », presentation for the Occitanie Regional Heritage Inventory Service and the Haute‑Garonne Departmental Council (DAPC), 13/06/2024.
  
  « Third Places: Gadgets or Genuine Tools for Territorial Innovation? », University of Toulouse, Haute‑Garonne Departmental Council (Haute‑Garonne Ingénierie), Municipality of Mazères‑sur‑Salat, 26/04/2024.
  
  "The Lacroix Family: From Papermakers to Industrialists.", Conference organized during the European Heritage Days (JEP) by the Haute‑Garonne Departmental Council, the Municipality of Mazères‑sur‑Salat, and the Mazères‑sur‑Salat Paper Museum Association, 21/09/2024.

• 2023 : 
  « White Pyrenean Marbles between the 18th Century and the Mid‑19th Century », Société des Études du Comminges, Valcabrère Summer Lecture, 22/08/2023
  « The Exploitation of Saint‑Béat Marble (16th–18th Century), », Private lecture for the Vieilles Maisons Françaises Association, 22/07/2023.
  « Saint‑Béat Marbles in All Their Forms from Antiquity to the Present Day », Sites and Gardens of Montmaurin, Centre for National Monuments, 17–18/06/2023.
  « The Saint‑Béat Marble Quarries in the 19th Century: A History That Does Not Leave One Indifferent», Société des Études du Comminges and the Haute‑Garonne Departmental Archives, Médiathèque Cœur et Coteaux du Comminges, 14/03/2023.
   
• 2022 :
  « Saint‑Béat Marble: A Heritage Treasure Viewed Across the Centuries. », Departmental Archaeological Museum of Saint‑Bertrand‑de‑Comminges, 19/07/2022.
  « Saint‑Béat Marble: From Quarries to Toulouse Workshops in the 19th Century​​​​​​​ », Histoire(s) de jeunes chercheurs Lecture Series, UT2J, FRAMESPA, Bibliothèque d’Études Méridionales, 22/03/2022.
   
• 2021 : 
  « The Exploitation of Saint‑Béat Marbles from the 16th to the 20th Century », Saint‑Béat Sculpture and Marble Festival, 31/07/2021
   
• 2020 :
  « Pyrenean Marbles and Textiles: Industrial Resources at the Heart of Thermal Spa Resorts. », International Conference FEDER TCV‑PYR, Heritage of Tourism, Thermalism, and Mountain Resort Culture (18th–21st Centuries): History and Future at the Crossroads of Disciplines, 21–23/10/2020.
  « How Do Public Stakeholders Promote Toulouse’s Heritage ? », Journée d’étude Histoire et humanités numériques, UT2J, FRAMESPA, 13/02/20
   
• 2019 :
  « The Quest for French White Marble. Saint‑Béat, Objects of Royal Desire (16th–19th Century) », Master’s Students’ Conference in Early Modern and Modern History, UT2J, Cadavre Exquis d’Histoire. A Six‑Act Overview of Research, 16th–21st Century

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Volunteering :

• 2022 – present : Secretary of the association Marbre et Arts.
• 2019 : Educational outreach activities for school groups (ages 3 to 11), introducing pupils to the marble‑working history of the village of Saint‑Béat‑Lez.
• 2016 – present : Volunteer for the association Marbre et Arts, which has organized the Festival de la sculpture et du marbre de Saint‑Béat since 2000.