Construction of mill 4e quart XIXe siècle (≈ 1987)
Period of initial building construction.
26 août 2021
Historical Monument
Historical Monument 26 août 2021 (≈ 2021)
Registration by ministerial decree.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
In total, the upper mill, including its mechanical installations and machinery by destination (the turbine, all gears and transmission components, the engine, the elevator mechanism, the sorting machine, the wetter, the mill and belfry, the cylinder crushers, the grain bushel, the bucket bushels, the pneumatic pipes, the planichters), as well as the lead channel, the weir, the leak canal and the silo, located 190 rue du Moulin, on parcels 152, 61 and 59 and not cadastre, shown in the cadastre section AB, as delimited in red on the plan annexed to the decree: inscription by order of 26 August 2021
Origin and history
The Moulin du Haut, located in Villevieux in the Jura department (region Burgundy-Franche-Comté), is an emblematic industrial building of the last quarter of the 19th century. This mill, still in place with all its mechanical installations, illustrates the technical and artisanal heritage of milling at that time. Its architecture and equipment, such as turbines, millstones, cylinder mills and transmission systems, testify to the technological advances of the industrial revolution applied to the processing of cereals.
Ranked a Historical Monument by order of 26 August 2021, the Moulin du Haut enjoys full protection, including not only the main building, but also its functional dependencies such as the plumbing canal, the spillway, the leak canal and the silo. This protection also covers immovable machinery by destination, such as gears, elevators, or planichters, which are rare and precious elements. The exact address of the site, 190 rue du Moulin and its cadastre (section AB, parcels 152, 61 and 59), are clearly identified in the archives.
The location of the mill, noted as "a priori satisfactory" (level 7 out of 10) in the heritage databases, allows it to be accurately located in the local landscape. Although the practical information on the visits or services offered (such as a possible room rental or guest rooms) is not mentioned in the available sources, its status as a Historic Monument suggests a certain interest in the preservation and enhancement of this industrial heritage. This type of mill played a central role in the rural economy of the 19th century, ensuring the processing of cereals for local populations and actively participating in community life.
