Construction of mill 1560-1580 (≈ 1570)
Granite building period, Renaissance style.
8 février 2018
Official protection
Official protection 8 février 2018 (≈ 2018)
Registration facades, roofs and dyke.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The facades and roofs of the Coatanscour mill as well as the dike of the mill, at the place called Coatanscour (cadastre section D parcel 654 and parcel not cadastral) : inscription by order of 8 February 2018
Key figures
Seigneurs de Coatanscour - Owners and sponsors
Next door manor, authority over the mill.
Meunier (non nommé) - Workers and inhabitants
Operator of the mill for the lords.
Origin and history
The Coatanscour mill, located in Plourin-lès-Morlaix in Finistère, was built between 1560 and 1580, during the second half of the 16th century. This large granite stone building, equipped with foothills and organized on two levels with a high level, served both as a work place and a home for the miller. Its architecture, marked by a Renaissance-style door and window, reflected the prestige associated with the milling function, then linked to a seigneurial mission.
The mill was under the dependence of the lords of Coatanscour, whose neighbour's mansion attested to their local power. The work tool, which has now disappeared, was operated by the miller in the name of these lords, illustrating the social and economic hierarchy of the time. Despite the loss of the internal mechanisms, the symbolic value of the building justified its protection by decree of 8 February 2018, covering the facades, roofs and dike of the mill.
Ranked as a Historic Monument, the Coatanscour Mill embodies a Breton rural heritage where utilitarian function and social status combine. His inscription in the inventory underlines the importance of preserving these testimonies of the seigneurial organization and of Renaissance craft activities in Brittany. The location, noted as a priori satisfactory (level 7/10), allows to consider an on-site visit, although current practical information remains limited.
