Most beautiful villages in France

Customs
49270 Champtoceaux

The hanging mills of Champtoceaux, built between the 13th and 14th centuries, are ancient flour mills and a fortified toll located on the Loire, Maine-et-Loire. Ranked historic monument in 1975, they bear witness to medieval engineering related to tides and river navigation.

Windmill
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
49730 Varennes-sur-Loire

The windmills of the Champ des Îles, located in Varennes-sur-Loire en Maine-et-Loire, are two buildings listed as historical monuments since 1977, which bear witness to the local industrial heritage.

Pigeon
49420 Ombrée d'Anjou

Former seigneurial pigeon-maker located in Ombrée d'Anjou (Maine-et-Loire), historically linked to the Château de Pouancé. Listed as historical monuments in 1996.

Windmill
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
49670 Chemillé-en-Anjou

The windmill of the Gué-Robert, located in Valanjou (Chemilllé-en-Anjou), is a 19th-century cowmill in Maine-et-Loire, listed as a historical monument since 1975.

Windmill
49440 Challain-la-Potherie

The windmill of the Rat, built between the 18th and 19th centuries in Challain-la-Potherie (Pays de la Loire), is an iconic schist mill tower, still in operation and classified as a historical monument since 1975.

Vineyard classified
49730 Parnay

The Clos d'entre les Murs, in Parnay ( Pays de la Loire), is a historical vineyard fence of the 4th quarter 19th and 1st quarter 20th century, linked to the wine innovation facing the phylloxera.