description Moulin de Macaire Overview
The Moulin de Macaire is a historic watermill on the Vilaine River at Pléchâtel in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany, France. Records place the origins of two mills at the site in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, while surviving buildings were reconstructed in the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries. The complex successively served as a fulling mill, a wheat mill, and a flour mill, and is documented in France's cultural-heritage inventory.
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Where is the Moulin de Macaire located?
The Moulin de Macaire is on the Vilaine River at Pléchâtel in Brittany's Ille-et-Vilaine department, France. Its riverside position explains why the site functioned as a watermill.
How old is the Moulin de Macaire site?
Records place the origins of two mills at the site in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The buildings visible today were reconstructed later, so the historic location is older than the surviving structures.
What powered the Moulin de Macaire?
It was a watermill powered by the flow of the Vilaine River. Watermills used moving water to turn machinery for work such as grinding grain or other local production.
Is the Moulin de Macaire in Normandy?
No. It is in Brittany, specifically at Pléchâtel in the Ille-et-Vilaine department. The mill stands on the Vilaine River in northwestern France.
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