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Windmill from Saint-Lazare to Lamballe à Lamballe en Côtes-d'Armor

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine rural
Moulin
Moulin à vent
Côtes-dArmor

Windmill from Saint-Lazare to Lamballe

    2-6 Chemin des Bruyères
    22400 Lamballe-Armor
Moulin à vent de Saint-Lazare à Lamballe
Moulin à vent de Saint-Lazare à Lamballe
Moulin à vent de Saint-Lazare à Lamballe
Crédit photo : Thesupermat - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1800
1900
2000
1788-1830
Construction of mill
1901
Likely end of activity
1972
Municipal restoration
7 septembre 1977
Registration for historical monuments
1987
Occupation by the secular Amicale
2002
Installation of the "Chevreuils de Saint-Lazare"
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Moulin (Case AI 273) : entry by order of 7 September 1977

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Origin and history

The windmill of Saint-Lazare, located in Lamballe-Armor in the Côtes-d Built in shale and granite, it stands on Mount Boët, overlooking the city. With a circular plan with three square floors, it is covered with a conical roof in shingles or slate depending on the sources. Its restored wings and rudder recall its original use of flour mill.

The mill, originally called the Red Mill, was reportedly built between 1788 and 1830. He probably ceased his activity in 1901. In 1972, Lamballe undertook a complete restoration, replacing the wings in 1974. In 1977 it was listed as a historical monument and was later occupied by local associations such as the lay Amicale (1987) and the deer of Saint-Lazare (2002).

A communal property, the mill illustrates the traditional architecture of Breton tower mills. Its careful restoration, including the reconstruction of the wings at cross, makes it a preserved testimony of the rural industrial heritage. The work of 1972 and 1974 was aimed at preserving its authenticity, while adapting to contemporary associative uses.

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