Start of exploitation by Mégrot 1732 (≈ 1732)
Family Mégrot operates the mills.
vers 1860
Reconstruction of the mill
Reconstruction of the mill vers 1860 (≈ 1860)
Building rebuilt after revolutionary takeover.
1897
Transformation into a mechanical workshop
Transformation into a mechanical workshop 1897 (≈ 1897)
Eugene Mégrot installs machines.
années 1930
Adding mechanical towers
Adding mechanical towers années 1930 (≈ 1930)
Modernisation of the existing workshop.
1983
End of industrial activity
End of industrial activity 1983 (≈ 1983)
Production definitely discontinued.
11 octobre 2021
Historical Monument
Historical Monument 11 octobre 2021 (≈ 2021)
Protection of facades and technical installations.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The following parts of the mill-workshop Mégrot: the facades and roofs of the building, the entire water building with the wheel, the ground floor in full with the technical installations, located 4 rue des Moulins, on Parcel No 192, section AD of the cadastre, as delimited on the plan annexed to the decree: inscription by order of 11 October 2021
Key figures
Famille Mégrot - Owner and operator
Manage the mills since 1732.
Eugène Mégrot - Mill transformer
Converted the site to a workshop in 1897.
Origin and history
The mill-atelier Mégrot is located in the hamlet of Moulin l'Evêque, in Saint-Père, a place where four wheat mills existed since the Middle Ages under the property of the Bishop of Auxerre. These mills, including that of the Commanderie, were initially strengthened at the Commanderie Templière de Villemoison. The Mégrot family, which had operated several of these mills since 1732, became the owner of them at the Revolution after having bought the mill of the Commanderie.
Around 1860, the building was completely rebuilt and continued milling until 1897. On that date, Eugène Mégrot transformed him into a mechanical workshop, specialized in grinding mill cylinders. Two machines dedicated to this use are installed there, followed by two mechanical towers in the 1930s. The industrial activity of the site ended in 1983, marking the conclusion of a history related to both agriculture and mechanics.
The mill-workshop is now protected under the Historic Monuments since October 11, 2021. Preserved elements include facades, roofs, the water building with its wheel, as well as the ground floor and its technical facilities. These vestiges testify to its evolution, from a medieval mill to a 20th century industrial site, through a phase of mechanical modernization in the 19th century.
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