The mills of «Nidoye» were mentioned as early as 1216 and, originally, in the profits of Saint Jouin de Marnes being, like the Espinose, attached to the parish of Saint Jacques.
The memory of Dr Duboueix on the Clisson factories in 1789 tells us that in 1785, in the same place, the Sieurs Bourquieu and Boudry, Swiss workers, had set up a manufacture of «Indian» (printed cotton fabrics). They were both very clever and intelligent workers, one for engraving, the other for printing and color manipulation.
 Confiscated from the Revolution, they then belong to a family of noble emigrants. The»miller’s house» was burnt down with its outbuildings and stables.
 In the course of 1836, the mayor of Clisson, Félix Gautret-Piou, went to Nidoye to see the damage done to the owners by cutting the roadway. Indeed, the bridge was being built on Route 21 from Ancenis to Montaigu. About twenty workers, most of them from Brittany, were busy setting up and cutting stone.
 The slopes of Nidoie settled on the 2 banks of the Sèvre river, the right bank joining the Palzaise Gate remaining still little inhabited. The left bank seems much more active. The Deniaud brothers succeeded their father who was killed on the hillside in 1794.
 In addition to the flour mill, they operate a bark mill (tan mill). Their sister-in-law, Marie Houssset, is also a miller and the «sieur Roulaud» is a papermaker. Ten years later, he gave way to millers. Saturday, September 17, 2022: Discovery of the solidarity project of heritage restoration from 14:30 to 17:00 by the youth of the association Animaje and route in the city. Departure from the Moulin du Nid d'Oie. (Reservations required: 02 51 80 09 51). Inauguration of the works and speeches of the partners at 18h in the premises of Animaje.