Medieval origins fin XIVe siècle (≈ 1495)
First mentions of the mill under Rochefort.
1781
Reconstruction of the mill
Reconstruction of the mill 1781 (≈ 1781)
Two wheels and three wheels installed.
7 janvier 2003
Registration historical monument
Registration historical monument 7 janvier 2003 (≈ 2003)
Total site protection and machinery.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The mill in total, i.e. the mill with all the machinery preserved, the barn, the hydraulic system (channels, bief, valves and retaining walls of the dam) as well as all the plots concerned, namely plots ZC 17 to 26 : inscription by order of 7 January 2003
Key figures
Seigneurie de Rochefort - First known owners
Owned the mill at the end of XIV.
Familles de meuniers (à partir de 1855) - Owner-operators
Managed the mill after the seigneuries.
Origin and history
Lançay Mill is a water mill located in Questembert, Morbihan (Brittany), on the edge of the municipality of Molac. Located on an arm of the Lancet River, tributary of the Arz, it has existed since the end of the 14th century. Originally owned by the seigneury of Rochefort, he was then attached to the seigneuries of Talhouët, Ker Abraham and Châteaudérech. This monument bears witness to a long history of milling activity and the evolution of milling techniques.
Reconstructed in 1781, the mill operated with two wheels operating three pairs of grinding wheels. In the 19th century, he passed into the hands of different miller families. Its architecture, originally composed of two buildings, was partially modified around 1930 with the removal of a wing to adapt a new milling system. Today, it retains both traditional stone wheels and mechanical cylinders, illustrating this technical transition.
The Lançay Mill, including its main building, machinery, barn and hydraulic system (channels, bief, valves and dykes), was listed as a historic monument on January 7, 2003. The augets wheel, rebuilt identically, is 4.67 meters in diameter. Private property, there remains a remarkable example of the Breton industrial heritage linked to hydraulic energy.
The plots covered by the protection (ZC 17 to 26) include all the technical and hydraulic elements, stressing the importance of this site in local history. Its exact address is 6114 B Le Moulin de Lancay, 56230 Questembert, in the department of Morbihan (code Insee 56184).
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