Timeline

Heritage classified

Key figures

Origin and history

The windmill of Val Hulin is an emblematic building located in the municipality of Turquant, in the department of Maine-et-Loire, in the Pays de la Loire region. Built during the 2nd quarter of the 18th century, it illustrates the architecture and traditional milling techniques of Anjou, a region then marked by intense agricultural activity and a rural economy structured around wind and water mills.

Ranked under the title of historical monuments by order of 27 May 1963, this mill bears witness to the heritage importance attached to pre-revolutionary industrial remains in France. Its inscription in the Mérimée base, under the cadastral reference A 368, confirms its protected status and its anchoring in the local historical landscape. No additional information is available on its owners, subsequent transformations or contemporary use.

The precise location of the mill, at 15 Rue Château Gaillard (code INSEE 49358), places the building in a tourist environment today, close to troglodytic sites and vineyards of the Loire. Its ranking also reflects a desire to preserve the physical traces of traditional renewable energies, a theme highlighted by its association with historical monuments and renewable energies portals in documentary sources.

External links