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16 and 17 September 2023Passed
Conditions
5 € adults. Free -18 years. On registration.
September 2023
Saturday 16
14:00 - 18:00
Sunday 17
10:00 - 18:00

Moulin de la Rouzique

Route de Varennes, 24150 Couze-et-Saint-Front
  • Dordogne
  • Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Guided tour in a paper mill

At the Moulin de la Rouzique, the guide retraces with you the history of the place and the stages of paper making through the different rooms by setting in motion different mechanisms …
16 and 17 September 2023Passed
Conditions
5 € adults. Free -18 years. On registration.
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At the Rouzique mill, the guide traces with you the whole history of the place and the stages of paper making through the different rooms by setting in motion different mechanisms of the mill dating from the sixteenth century (models, paddle wheel, round machine, etc.). In your turn, come and operate the paddle wheel and discover a know-how by making your own sheet of paper!
The mission of the mill team is above all to make you discover the gestures related to the manufacture of handmade paper through visits, demonstrations and workshops. At the end of your visit, observe a rich collection of watermarks, some of which date from the 16th century.
This mill continues the tradition of paper made of hemp fiber, linen and cotton since the 16th century. Couze and Saint-Front sheltered in the late nineteenth century up to 13 paper mills on only a few kilometers of the river called Couze.
For the European Heritage Days, take advantage of the presence of the paper company to present its work and the paper workshop with inclusion or «gelli print».

Types d'événement
Visite commentée / Conférence
Thèmes 2023
Patrimoine vivant
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Tarif préférentiel, Sur inscription
Type de public
Tout public

About the location

Moulin de la Rouzique
Route de Varennes, 24150 Couze-et-Saint-Front
  • Dordogne
  • Nouvelle-Aquitaine
The mill of Rouzique dates of 1530 and is on the edges of Couze. It makes left thirteen mills with papers installed(settled) near(about) this river. Couze became then the cradle of the papéterie périgordine. He(It) stopped his(its) production in 1993\. After years of restoration(catering), the Mill of Rouzique is in a fit state of walking(step) today. Since 2008, the Au fil du Temps association saw itself attributing the management of this site steeped in history. The visitors can visit him(it) today and go back in time to understand the manufacturing process of the paper cloth(rag) and to realise their own individual sheet(leaf). One are found there also a museum of the paper as well as a specialised shop.
Tags
Édifice industriel, scientifique et technique, Édifice rural
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