Moulin à farine

In 1542, the inhabitants of Entrevaux freed themselves from the guardianship of the Duke of Savoy and offered their town to the protection of the King of France. As a reward, the Entrevaux community was exempted from all charges and taxes, and retained the right to use the mills. A notarized deed dated May 25, 1546 lays the foundations for water rights to the mill canal, indicating that a mill was already in existence on this site in the 16th century. It was partially raised in 1894-1895.
Situated on a steep slope, most of the mill’s facilities are located on the ground floor, in a first building perpendicular to the direction of the slope. This barrel-vaulted vessel houses the sieving machine and, at the far end, in a raised section, the two pairs of millstones. Under each pair of millstones is a horizontal waterwheel, set in motion by a waterfall almost 5 m high. Parallel to the first vessel, the second is much shallower. It has no milling facilities. Above this space is a dwelling with a raised first floor and a gable roof. All masonry is limestone rubble.

source: Inventaire général du Patrimoine culturel Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur