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Mills classified from France

Love of the rural heritage, of its history,... you will find a complete inventory of the mills classified as historical monuments.

Indispensable to processing wheat into flour, the territory is covered with mills. Depending on the energy sources, they are wind, water or tidal. In the absence of a natural energy source, an animal operated the mill. We then speak of a blood mill.

The mill was the property of the lord who received a ban right, forcing the peasants to grind their grain at the master's mill, and thus to buy that service from him.

We separated the mills into:
  • wind mulins
  • Water mulins
  • Tide moulins

Sélection de 8 mills classified as rural heritage sur 264 en France

Windmills from Ardenay to Chaudefonds-sur-Layon
Moulin à vent
49290 Chaudefonds-sur-Layon

The windmills of Ardenay, built at the end of the 18th century in Chaudefonds-sur-Layon (Pays de la Loire), are two historic buildings inscribed with national monuments, symbols of the angelvin mill heritage.
Moulin de Nanteuillet in Voulgézac
Moulin à eau
16250 Voulgézac

The Nanteuillet mill, dating from the 17th century and renovated in the 20th century, is a former water mill transformed into a country house, surrounded by a remarkable landscaped garden in Voulgézac, Charente.
Windmills from Peronne to Chanteloup-les-Bois
Moulin à vent
49340 Chanteloup-les-Bois

The windmills of Peronne, built in the 2nd quarter of the 19th century in Chanteloup-les-Bois (Pays de la Loire), are two twin brick towers, one of which preserves its conical slate roof, classified as historical monuments in 1978.
Windmill of Fresne in Savennières
Moulin à vent
49170 Savennières

The Fresne windmill, located in Savennières en Maine-et-Loire, is a historic monument registered since 1975, emblematic of the industrial heritage of the Pays de la Loire.
Windmill of Tue-Loup in Saint-Julien-de-Concelles
Moulin à vent
44450 Saint-Julien-de-Concelles

The Tue-Loup windmill, built between 1870 and 1880 in Saint-Julien-de-Concelles (Pays de la Loire), is a typical example of the region's high tower mills, now disused but classified as a historical monument in 1979.
Moulin de la Courade à La Couronne
Moulin à eau
16400 La Couronne

The Moulin de la Courade, a 19th-century stationery in La Couronne (New Aquitaine), is an industrial site classified as a historic monument since 2009, demonstrating innovation in paper and cardboard manufacturing.
Windmill Montauriol
Moulin à vent
11410 Montauriol

Montauriol windmill, built in the 18th century, is a restored mill located in Montauriol, Aude, Occitanie. It was listed as a historical monument in 1984 and bears witness to the regional milling heritage.
Moulin du Boëlle in Montreuil-Bellay
Moulin à eau
49260 Montreuil-Bellay

The mill of the Boëlle, dating back to the 15th century and rebuilt in 1896, is a former ordinary mill located in Montreuil-Bellay in Maine-et-Loire, classified historical monument since 1986.