Kleman
A shoemaker and bootmaker by trade, René Cléon joined the front lines during the Second World War. He was taken prisoner in 1940 during the Battle of France and spent 5 years in captivity in a Stalag in Germany, where he continued to model small leather shoes in his spare time.
At the end of the war in 1945, in the weeks following his return, he formed a team of apprentices and bought his first stitching and assembly machines. The story begins in the family home in La Romagne, with a specialization on Kneipp sewn mixed models, then the business grows and a factory is built. The sons Jacques and Louis-Marie took up the torch and diversified the activity in the 1970s -1980s.
With a heritage of more than 75 years, the Cléon manufacture is recognized for its technical know-how and its high standards in terms of the quality and harmless of raw materials. Making shoes in France is an integral part of their family history.
The Cléon manufacture employs nearly 45 people in its workshop located in La Romagne (Maine-et-Loire). Artisans with confident and precise gestures craft Kleman shoes that their style team designed in the offices next door.
