Construction of mill 1872 (≈ 1872)
Completed by René Couet, local miller.
13 octobre 1975
Registration for historical monuments
Registration for historical monuments 13 octobre 1975 (≈ 1975)
Protection of intact mechanisms and structure.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Windmill of La Landronnière (cad. A 429) : inscription by decree of 13 October 1975
Key figures
René Couet - Meunier and manufacturer
Designed the mill in 1872.
Origin and history
The windmill of La Landronnière is a milled building located in Bécon-les-Granits, in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the Pays de la Loire region. Built in 1872 by miller René Couet, it is distinguished by its three-storey tower structure, pierced by large bays in segment arch. Its location on the road from Segré to Cholet, then newly opened, reflects its economic role in the Landes d'Asnières, a rural area dedicated to cereal crops.
This mill-tour kept all its mechanisms at the time of its protection in 1975, when it was included in the inventory of historical monuments. Its utility architecture, marked by brick openings and a height adapted to the capture of winds, illustrates 19th century milling techniques in Anjou. The workspaces, illuminated by windows on two spans per level, show a rational organization of tillage and milling.
Although the sources do not specify its current use, the La Landronnière mill remains a representative example of the rural industrial heritage of the Pays de la Loire. Its designation as historic monuments underlines its importance as a vestige of traditional agri-food activities, in a region where windmills played a central role in the local economy before agricultural mechanization.
