The Last Cooperative in France Left Behind a Whole Neighbourhood — Go Explore It

In 1902, 125 Strasbourg workers decided they had paid enough for someone else's groceries. They pooled their money, opened a shop, and kept building — until an entire industrial quarter rose along the Rhine. Coop d'Alsace survived for over a century as the last consumer cooperative in France. When it finally closed in 2015, it chose to close on its own terms rather than become an ordinary business.

The new Amuseemus quest in Quartier Coop takes families through that story: from a former bakery now full of co-working desks and film screenings, to a wine-bottling hall where 800,000 litres a month once flowed — and where children now come to learn about equality and human rights. Eight stops, fifty minutes, one question nobody expects at the end.

Available free, no booking required. Start the quest in Quartier Coop.

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