CLAYES MILL

Name: CLAYES MILL
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.

Sunday 18 September 2022, 14:00Passed

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.

About the location

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...