Milling heritage
Flour mills
A flour mill is the factory where wheat is turned into flour. Heir to the mills of old, it embodies a little-known corner of French industrial heritage — and many are now living a second life.
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A history of milling in France
From water and windmills to industrial flour mills: two thousand years of wheat, millstones and bread.
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From wheat to flour: the stages of milling
Cleaning, breaking, sifting: the journey of a wheat grain all the way to flour, told step by step.
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Flour types: T45, T55, T65, T80, T150
What the flour types mean (T45, T55, T65, T80, T110, T150) and how to choose the right one.
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From flour mills to gîtes
Why and how former flour mills become gîtes and guest houses: strengths, constraints and steps.
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The Vendée, land of flour mills
The Vendée, one of France's great milling regions: over 2,000 mills in 1809, the Rairé windmill and the Maison de la Meunerie.