Bovagnet Mill
About
The last witness to La Bridoire's rich hydraulic past, the Bovagnet mill, located in the heart of the hamlet of Rochassieux, is emerging from a long slumber of over 80 years.
Operated in its present form between 1836 and 1939, this flour mill is a rare jewel in our region's heritage, with its installations showing its evolution from milling to flour milling.
Now owned by the commune of La Bridoire, the site has been restored, safeguarded, animated and promoted by a team of volunteers from the association "À la découverte du passé de La Bridoire et de ses environs", in partnership with the commune. Their aim is to offer tours of the mill and its vernacular heritage at the same pace as the restoration work, to keep the mill "in its natural state", and to secure and organize the various areas for an educational and authentic discovery of how a 19th-century mill works.
Opening
From 02/05 to 04/07
Opening hours daily between 9 am and 6 pm.
Closed exceptionally on bank holidays.
From 07/07 to 31/08
Guided tour on Thursday between 10.30 am and 11.30 am and between 2.30 pm and 3.30 pm and between 4 pm and 5 pm and between 5.30 pm and 6.30 pm.
Closed exceptionally on August 15th.
From 02/09 to 19/10
Opening hours daily between 9 am and 6 pm.
Dates to be confirmed.
Rates
Adult: 5 €
Child: 2 €
Group adults: 4 €
Group children: 2 €.
Group rate available for > 10 people.
Complement welcome
Guided tours organized by the association in summer and at certain times of year. School groups welcome in May and June, then from September to mid-October. We welcome groups by reservation from late April to early July and from late August to mid-October, Monday to Friday.
Groups
Minimum number of people : 10
Maximum number of people : 30
Languages spoken
- French