Laguiole

• 1829 : Birth of Laguiole knife inspired by the "Capuchado", local fixed blade knife with beech wood handle and the Spanish Navaja switchblade.
• 1840 : The Laguiole adds an awl, used by the regional farmers to pierce the paunch of diseased cows.
• 1880 : The Laguiole gets a corkscrew, essential tool for the Aubracians going up to Paris to be coal or beer retailers.
• 1981 : Creation of Laguiole Knife Association in order to promote and develop a knife industry in the Village.

Laguiole owns a factory with a forge and several knife assembling workshops. Some of them can be visited all the year long.