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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

Moulin de la Saulaie in Candé
Moulin à vent
49440 Candé

The Saulaie Mill, an 18th-18th-century windmill in Candé (Pays de la Loire), is a schist building typical of the Anjou windmills, disused and classified as a historical monument in 1975.
Windmill of Romanèche-Thorins
Moulin à vent
71570 Romanèche-Thorins

The windmill of Romanèche-Thorins, built in the 18th century, is a listed historical monument located in the commune of Romanèche-Thorins, in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, in the department of Saône-et-Loire.
Former Amidonniers mill in Toulouse
Moulin à eau
31000 Toulouse

The former Amidonniers mill, an 18th-century industrial building in Toulouse, transformed into a Saint Paul church, illustrates the evolution of manufacturing activities in Occitanie. Located on Rue des Amidonniers, it combines technical and religious heritage.
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.
Grands Moulins de Paris in Marquette-lez-Lille
Moulin
59520 Marquette-lez-Lille

The Grands Moulins de Paris, an industrial mill of the early 20th century in Marquette-lez-Lille, illustrates the neo-flammande architecture and milling history of Hauts-de-France. Disused in 1989, it has been listed as a historic monument since 2001.
Moulin de la Roche in La Possonnière
Moulin à vent
49170 La Possonnière

The Moulin de la Roche, a 17th-century mill tower in La Possonnière (Maine-et-Loire), is a restored former windmill, classified as a historical monument in 1977, overlooking the Loire Valley.
New mill of Espiet
Moulin à eau
33420 Espiet

Espiet's new mill, a 15th century fortified mill, is located in Espiet en Gironde. This historic monument, rebuilt at the end of the Middle Ages, belonged to the abbey of La Sauve-Majeure and operated until 1950.
Moulin de Giono in Redortiers
Maison des hommes et des femmes célèbres
04150 Redortiers

The mill of Giono, built at the end of the 19th century in Redortiers (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), is a former mill that has become a place of literary encounters, registered with historical monuments since 1996.