Registration for Historic Monuments 14 août 2019 (≈ 2019)
Protection of the mill and its hydraulic network.
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Heritage classified
The mill building in its entirety with its machines, the facades and roofs of the house, the threshold, the leak canal and the hydraulic network located at the site called Moulin de Fontfroide, as shown in red on the plan annexed to the decree (Box A 911 and 912): inscription by order of 14 August 2019
Origin and history
The Moulin de Fontfroide is a monument located in the commune of Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire, in the Haute-Vienne region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. This mill, whose precise history is not detailed in the available sources, was inscribed in the Historical Monuments by order of 14 August 2019. This protection covers the entire mill building, including its machinery, as well as the facades and roofs of the adjoining house, the threshold, the leak canal and the hydraulic network.
These elements, represented on a plan annexed to the Order, testify to the heritage importance of the site, both architecturally and technically. Mills played a central role in the rural communities of New Aquitaine, particularly in Upper Vienna, where economic activity was often linked to agriculture and crafts. In Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire, as in many localities, these infrastructures served both as a place of production (flour, oil, etc.) and as a gathering point for the inhabitants.
Their preservation, like that of the Moulin de Fontfroide, allows to understand traditional hydraulic techniques and social organization around these essential equipment. No additional information on its specific history or owners is available from the sources consulted.
