France
Pays de la Loire
Cholet
Mauges-Sur-Loire
Ruins of the Windmill at La Pommeraye
France
Pays de la Loire
Cholet
Mauges-Sur-Loire
Ruins of the Windmill at La Pommeraye
Ruins of the Windmill at La Pommeraye
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Location: Mauges-Sur-Loire, Cholet, Pays de la Loire, France
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La Pommeraye is crossed from south to north by two streams that flow into the Loire: the Moulins stream to the east and the Benoist mill stream to the west. Each stream had its own water mills: six for the Benoist mill, and thirteen for the Moulins stream. Several of them, if not most of them, were coupled with windmills. This doubling allowed the miller to work with water when the stream was flowing at full capacity (winter), and with wind when it was dry (summer).
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•November 4, 2024
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