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Moulin de Touvoie à Rochecorbon en Indre-et-Loire

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine rural
Moulin

Moulin de Touvoie

    Le Bourg
    37210 Rochecorbon
Private property
Crédit photo : Photographe anonyme - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1300
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
XIIIe siècle
First quotation from the mill
XVe siècle
Reconstruction of the mill
2e quart XVIe siècle
Current construction period
août 1945
Turn of *The Beauty and the Beast*
27 mai 1952
Registration for historical monuments
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The facades and roofs of the residential buildings and barn; the fountain in the garden: inscription by decree of 27 May 1952

Key figures

Jean Cocteau - Director and screenwriter Turns *La Belle et la Bête* at the mill.
Jean Marais - Main actor Play in the movie shot here.
Josette Day - Principal Actor Perform "La Belle" in the film.
Madame de Beaumont - Author of the original tale *La Belle et la Bête* adapted by Cocteau.

Origin and history

The mill of Touvoie, located in Rochecorbon (Indre-et-Loire), is a 2nd quarter building of the 16th century, although cited from the 13th century in a charter. Reconstructed in the 15th century, it lost its function as a mill to become a home, with the disappearance of its wheel and mechanism. Two buildings, one of which has a polygonal tower with a stone screw, form the whole. A 15th century barn completes the site, while a fountain, called Jouvence, adorns the garden, renowned for its therapeutic virtues against rheumatism.

In August 1945, Jean Cocteau chose the mill as the setting for his film La Belle et la Bête, where he embodied the home of "La Belle". This place, charged with cinematographic history, is also protected: its facades, roofs, and fountain are inscribed in historical monuments by order of 27 May 1952.

Protected elements include the facades and roofs of the residential buildings and barn, as well as the garden fountain. The mill thus illustrates a transition between utility and cultural heritage, marked by its architecture and its link to 7th art.

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