Le moulin de Ventabren - Ventrabren, France
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YvesProvence
N 43° 32.472 E 005° 17.549
31T E 685211 N 4823470
Le moulin de Ventabren
Waymark Code: WMYG4C
Location: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Date Posted: 06/12/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member montythemule
Views: 3

FR Mais que serait Ventabren, sans son moulin ?

Difficile de remonter le temps pour savoir depuis quand un moulin est implanté sur cette esplanade !
Jamais meunier n’a habité en ces lieux et produit farine…
Il s’agit d’un ‘moulin à eau’.
Le village de Ventabren a toujours connu des problèmes d’approvisionnement.
Cette éolienne actionnait une pompe permettant de monter l’eau du canal dans un réservoir situé en haut du village, de manière à en permettre la distribution par gravité.
L’arrivée de l’électricité dans la commune en 1924 a mis un terme au fonctionnement éolien du moulin, mais il gardé son utilité première.
Restauré, façon Daudet, en 1967, mais ne se visitant pas, il abrite toujours à l’intérieur un système de pompes hydrauliques, permettant l’approvisionnement en eau des réservoirs situés sur le plateau.
EN But what would Ventabren be without his mill?

Difficult to go back in time to know since when a mill is located on this esplanade!
Never miller lived in these places and produces flour ... It's a 'water mill'. The village of Ventabren has always had problems with supplies. This wind turbine operated a pump to mount the water channel in a tank located at the top of the village, so as to allow distribution by gravity. The arrival of electricity in the town in 1924 put an end to the wind power of the mill, but it kept its primary purpose. Restored, Daudet way, in 1967, but not visited, it still houses inside a system of hydraulic pumps, allowing water supply tanks located on the plateau.
Purpose: Water Pumping

Open to the public: no

Is This Windmill Functional?: Yes!

Windmill Farm: no

Museum on Site: no

Date of Manufacture: Not listed

Cost: Not Listed

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