CLAYES MILL

Name: MOULIN DES CLAYES
Start: 2022-09-18T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Moulin des Clayes

Visit commented by the owners. The Clayes Mill is one of the oldest water mills in the Chevreuse Valley on the Yvette.

Dimanche 18 septembre 2022, 14h00Passé

OPCN

The Clayes Mill is one of the oldest water mills in the Chevreuse Valley on the Yvette. Seat of the seigneury of Saint-Rémy since the 12th century. Around 1700, the mill was transformed into a tan mill and passed from the hands of the Lord of Vaughan to those of Chevincourt, who transformed it into a flour mill. In the 20th century it became a pleasure property.

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Moulin des Clayes

43 avenue du Général-Leclerc 78470 Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse

Yvelines
Île-de-France

The Moulin des Clayes is one of the oldest water mills in the Chevreuse Valley on the Yvette. Seat of the seigneury of Saint Rémy since the 12th century , it becomes direct property of the lords of Chevreuse from the 15th to the 17th century. Around 1700 the grain mill was transformed into a tan mill and passed from the hands of the lords of Vaugien to those of Chevincourt, the latter transforming it into a flour mill. In the 19th century the mill became industrial and was called Moulin des Clefs. In the 20th century it became a pleasure property and its name became Moulin des Clayes. It is bought by an American sculptor in 1930 and currently it is co-owned and the owners will comment on the visit of the site, park, reach, garden...