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Vignal Mill
Description
As well as the fascinating building and features of the site, the guides make you discover a mill still powered by the river’s water and the ancestral expertise of the Forez millers at the end of 18th century.
On the edge of the river "Andrable", this mill remains thanks to the work of a nonprofit organization.
Discovert the 2 grindstones for bread-making quality and animal flour.
The oil mil and the cover beater. A beautiful walk dor the whole family that will take through the miller's work and perpetuates ancestral gestures.
Do not miss the path of Vignal's Mill.
Technical Information
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Date and time
- From 05/04/2026 to 28/06/2026 from 14:30 to 18:30
- From 05/07/2026 to 30/08/2026 from 14:30 to 18:30
- From 06/09/2026 to 01/11/2026 from 14:30 to 18:30
Additional information
Updated by
Office de Tourisme Loire Forez - 19/11/2025
www.rendezvousenforez.com
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Price(s)
Adult: from 6.50 € Reduced price: from 5 € Child : from 4 € Group adults: from 5 € Group children : 5 to 10 € Set price group adults: from 75 € Set price group children : from 150 €. Free entry for children under 8, the drivers, children accompanied by an adult. Child entry valid for 8 - 16 years. Group rate available for 15 people or more.
Open period
From 05/04 to 28/06/2026 on Sunday and bank holidays between 2.30 pm and 6.30 pm. From 05/07 to 30/08/2026 on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, bank holidays and weekends between 2.30 pm and 6.30 pm. Open exceptionally on 14/07 and 15/08. From 06/09 to 01/11/2026 on Sunday and bank holidays between 2.30 pm and 6.30 pm.
Contact
Phone :
04 77 50 80 23
06 78 55 94 75
Email : vignal.moulin@gmail.com
Website : http://www.moulindevignal.fr
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/MoulinApinac
Tips
Many activities and workshops during the year. "Investigate" game for 3/12 year olds Two easy hiking trails starting from the mill, one 2.2 km long and the other 3.2 km long, with a difference in altitude of about a hundred metres. These two loops allow you to discover the two slopes of the Andrable, with various ecosystems, natural or agricultural, as well as a succession of old mills.
Location complements
Located 15 minutes far from St-Bonnet-le-Château and 45 from St-Etienne.
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Animals
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