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Origin and history

The Museum of Labour is located in the enclosure of the Moulin du Sempin, located in Montfermeil. This monument, whose exact period of construction or activity is not specified in the available sources, bears witness to the industrial and artisanal heritage of the region. Its name evokes a vocation related to work, probably in connection with local milling or manufacturing activities.

Mills, like Sempin, played a central role in the pre-industrial and industrial economy. In Montferreil, as in many communes in Île-de-France, these infrastructures served both as places of production (flour, fabrics, etc.) and as gathering points for workers and residents. Their preservation as museums allows today to transcribe the living and working conditions of past times.

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