Grand moulin de Ouarville

The biggest and most ancient of the last mwindills still turning in the Beauce sky, with its origins going back to the 13th century!

A monster of ingenuity made entirely from oak: a span of 14 metres using the Berton system, two millstones which each weigh 1,200 kg... in total, 45 tons of wood for a 10-metre high windmill. A monster of ingenuity made entirely from oak: a span of 14 metres using the Berton system, two millstones which each weigh 1,200 kg... in total, 45 tons of wood for a 10-metre high windmill. A monster of ingenuity made entirely from oak: a span of 14 metres using the Berton system, two millstones which each weigh 1,200 kg... in total, 45 tons of wood for a 10-metre high windmill.