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The Halluin mill, located in Halluin in the northern department, is a Dutch-style flour mill built between 1877 and 1879 by miller Cyrille Hollebeke. Last of the town's five mills, it is distinguished by its conical brick structure, about ten meters high, and its 12 tons rotating cap. It was equipped with a circular wooden gallery to orient the wings, supported by 27 beams of 3.50 meters. In 1888 a steam machine and a generator were installed to modernize its operation.

The mill ceased operations in 1930 and was converted into an agricultural building in 1935. When it was abandoned, it was bought by the commune in 1988, which undertook restoration work between 1989 and 1992. In 2001, the site was enriched with an estaminet in the old miller's house, an outdoor hall and green spaces. Since 1989, the mill and its adjacent house have been listed as historical monuments, bearing witness to the industrial and artisanal history of the region.

Architecturally, this mill illustrates the know-how of 19th-century millers, combining traditional materials (brick, wood) and technical innovations (steam machine). Its restoration has preserved an emblematic heritage of the Lille metropolis, while offering it a new cultural and tourist vocation. The association ARAM Nord-Pas-de-Calais helped restore its wings in 1992.

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