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Rural heritage of France

We propose to discover 956 elements of the rural heritage classified as historical monuments. Under the charm of the southwestern dovecotes, northern mills, halls, farms, barns, tidal mills,...

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347 farms and barns classified as rural heritage en France
254 halls, attices and covered markets classified en France
264 mills classified as rural heritage en France
91 dovecotes and dovecotes classified as rural heritage en France
Rural heritage of France

Sélection de 8 rural heritage sur 956 en France

Windmill from Boisse to Sainte-Alauzie
Windmill
46170 Castelnau Montratier-Sainte Alauzie

The Boisse windmill, built at the beginning of the 19th century in Sainte-Alauzie (Lot), is an emblematic historical monument of Occitanie, restored several times after climatic damage and still in occasional activity today.
Saint-Cirq-Lapopie water mill
Watermill
46330 Saint-Cirq-Lapopie

The water mill of Saint-Cirq-Lapopie, built between the 15th and 18th centuries, is an ancient hydraulic mill located in the Lot, in Occitanie, today transformed into a house and classified as a historical monument since 1973.
Fortified mill of Cougnaguet in Calès
Fortified mill
46350 Calès

The fortified mill of Cougnaguet, built in the 13th century in Calès, Occitanie, is a rare example of a medieval defensive mill, still in operation until 1959, classified as a historical monument since 1925.
Pigeonnier du Manoir du Bout du Pont à Agnac
Pigeon
47800 Agnac

The Pigeonier du Manoir du Bout du Pont, built in the 16th century in Agnac (Lot-et-Garonne), is a historic monument classified since 1953, a witness to the rural architecture of Templar influence in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
Camp du Moulin du Lot

47110 Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot

The Camp du Moulin du Lot, located in Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot (New Aquitaine), is a former 20th-century reception centre for workers, soldiers and returnees from Indochina. Partially listed as historical monuments in 2012.
Moulin de Ferrussac

47270 Saint-Maurin

The Ferrussac mill, an ancient castle-moulin from the 14th to the 16th centuries in Saint-Maurin (Nouveau-Aquitaine), combines a strong house and agricultural buildings lined with moat, witness to a medieval and reborn heritage.
Moulin de Paravis

47230 Feugarolles

The mill of Paravis, medieval bridge of the Middle Ages in Feugarolles (New Aquitaine), spans the Auvignon near the priory of Paravis. Built in limestone, it served as an agricultural road.
Moulin des Tours de Barbaste
Fortified mill
47230 Barbaste

The mill of the Towers of Barbaste, built at the end of the 13th century near Nerac (Lot-et-Garonne), is an ancient fortified mill emblematic of the southwest, marked by its strategic role and its links with Henri IV.