Guided tour of the Prat Tidal Mill

Name: Visite commentée du Moulin à marée du Prat
Start: 2022-09-17T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T18:30:00+02:00
Location: Moulin du Prat

Guided tour of the mill, video projection on its restoration from 1994 and the operation of a tidal mill.

17 et 18 septembre 2022Passé

Mairie de La Vicomté sur Rance

Types d'événement

Visite commentée / Conférence

Thème 2022

Patrimoine durable

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Conditions de participation

Gratuit

À propos du lieu

Moulin du Prat

22690 La Vicomté-sur-Rance

Côtes-d'Armor
Bretagne

The Prat mill is an old tidal mill, built in the 15th century and ruined at the end of the 20th century. Many tidal mills were active in Rance. They used the force of the tide to turn their wheels: a reservoir near the mill was filled at the rising tide, then poured into the Rance at the ebb tide. By combining with the force of the ebb current, the water made it possible to set the wheel, connected to the grinding wheels, in motion.
The Moulin du Prat is unique in Rance today, thanks to the renovation it enjoyed in the 2000s, through the action of passionate volunteers.