Jean-Baptiste André Godin (1817-1888) was an industrialist who considered his workers were almost like family.
His philanthropy and generosity are well remembered in the region.
These are the quarters where workers lived with their families.
The Familistère forms a town within the town of Guise.
It comprises, in addition to a large factory,
three large buildings, each four stories high,
capable of housing all the work-people, each family having two or three rooms.