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Picture of Lawn windmill - POP Plateforme Ouverte du Patrimoine / Base Mérimée - © Ministère de la Culture (France), Conservation des antiquités et des objets d'art de l'Indre-et-Loire, tous droits réservés

Chouzé-sur-Loire : Lawn windmill

Indre-et-Loire

Reference

PA00097693

Latitude

47.23802

Longitude

0.119456

Address

23 Rue Ménier 37140 Chouzé-sur-Loire

Construction era

18e siècle;19e siècle

Protection date

1975/03/07 : inscrit MH

Protection cause

Moulin à vent (cad. AS 312) : inscription par arrêté du 7 mars 1975

Cavier -type wind mills are a unique characteristic of the Loire Valley. In this wine region, these mills were used to keep the wine while preventing fires caused by the heat of the grinding wheels. The first lawn mill was built in the 18th century, followed by the second in 1820. The arrival of steam and competition from water mills put an end to chouzé windmills. In 1895, the wings were removed, thus pointing out the conclusion of their activities.