SARTHE (72) – Un patrimoine vivant du XVème siècle ! Il est l’un des derniers moulins en production de la région. Grâce à une scénographie interactive, les visiteurs percent les secrets du savoir-faire meunier, de la céréale à la production de farine.
Depuis le XVe siècle, le Moulin Cyprien plonge inlassablement sa roue à aubes dans la Sarthe. A proximité du moulin, le four à bois permet de prolonger l’expérience grâce aux cuissons de pains et de fouées proposées tout au long de la saison.
Equipé d’une génératrice, le moulin est aussi acteur du développement durable grâce à la production d’hydroélectricité. Pas de production en 2020
In 1995, the mayor of the village, Gérard Choisnet, who loved the mill and recognized the site's potential, agreed with the owner on a lease with an option to purchase. Finally, in April 2000, the site's owner and last miller, Raoul Cosnier, signed the deed of sale with the Val de Sarthe community of municipalities. Very quickly, a project for a river recreation center was drafted, the mill was restored by the Association du Moulin de Fillé, created in 1996 also on the initiative of the municipality, and the buildings of the Moulin farm were also renovated.
The site, which was renovated by the community of municipalities and inaugurated on Saturday, June 28, 2008, has a multifaceted cultural mission. The first is, of course, milling, which was already underway thanks to the preservation association that had renovated the wheel and had been running the site for several years by producing flour once again.
The second part concerns leisure activities related to water, which is omnipresent throughout the nautical base. A little later, a guinguette will be built at the top of the site to revive this tradition, which was very popular on the banks of the Sarthe in the 19thcentury .
The barn and the miller's house have been refurbished to accommodate artists invited to produce worksin situduring residencies.
visite pour des collectionneurs de vieilles voitures le dimanche matin,
ouvert comme chaque week-end le samedi de 14h à 19h30 et le dimanche de 10h à 19h30. Atelier Pain de Cyprien le samedi 16 à 15h (8€, inscription sur le site https://ile-moulinsart.fr/), une visite guidée à 14h le dimanche 17 (2,50€, même chose pour l’inscription à la visite) et un atelier Ca trompe l’œil à 15h (6€, même procédé pour l’inscription).
16 et 17 mai