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The Monbrun Castle Mill is a tower windmill, built in the 1st quarter of the 19th century, probably around 1820. It is distinguished by its brick and coated architecture, as well as its temporary cover. The building, with a single entrance, still houses its original mechanisms, including a hedgehog bearing the inscription "made by Garros l'anee 1829". A hanging staircase in oak planks, semicircular and without ramp, leads to the floor where the millstones are located. The mill is also equipped with directional guivre, a key element for its operation.

Ranked Historic Monument by order of May 11, 1981, this mill depends on an estate whose castle is registered. Its state of preservation makes it possible to observe rare technical details, such as the inscription of 1829 attributed to Garros, probably the craftsman or mechanic responsible for the mechanisms. The location of the mill, in the village of Monbrun (Gers), is documented with an accuracy considered "passible" (note 5/10), according to the Merimée data. Its approximate address, 5078 Le Village, and its Insee code (32262) confirm its anchoring in Occitan territory.

The castle mill illustrates the importance of windmills in the rural economy of the 19th century, especially for flour production. These structures, often integrated into agricultural or seigneurial fields, played a central role in everyday life. Their mechanism, such as hedgehog and millstones preserved in Monbrun, bears witness to a precise craftsmanship. The mention of Garros in 1829 suggests a major technical intervention, perhaps a repair or modernization of existing equipment.

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