Watermill of Veaux
Encyclopedia
"Moulin des Veaux" is a French
watermill in Chavenon
in the Allier
départment in the Auvergne
Region
of Veaux on the Aumance River (the last one on this French river). The Aumance River is a tributary of the Cher River
. This mill is on the Cassini
map. It belonged to Château de Laly ( Le Montet
) and Château de Saint-Hubert (Chavenon)
.
France
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watermill in Chavenon
Chavenon
Chavenon is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne in central France.-History:The former name is Ecclesia de Cavenone, the name of a monastery which was destroyed in the French Revolution.-Population:-Government:...
in the Allier
Allier
Allier is a department in central France named after the river Allier.- History :Allier is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Auvergne and Bourbonnais.In 1940, the government of Marshal...
départment in the Auvergne
Auvergne (région)
Auvergne is one of the 27 administrative regions of France. It comprises the 4 departments of Allier, Puy de Dome, Cantal and Haute Loire.The current administrative region of Auvergne is larger than the historical province of Auvergne, and includes provinces and areas that historically were not...
Region
Régions of France
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History
WatermillWatermill
A watermill is a structure that uses a water wheel or turbine to drive a mechanical process such as flour, lumber or textile production, or metal shaping .- History :...
of Veaux on the Aumance River (the last one on this French river). The Aumance River is a tributary of the Cher River
Cher River
The Cher is a river in central France, left tributary to the river Loire. Its source is in the Creuse département, north-east of Crocq. It joins the river Loire in Villandry, west of Tours....
. This mill is on the Cassini
César-François Cassini de Thury
César-François Cassini de Thury , also called Cassini III or Cassini de Thury, was a French astronomer and cartographer.- Biography :...
map. It belonged to Château de Laly ( Le Montet
Le Montet
Le Montet is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne in central France.-Population:-See also:*Bourbonnais*Portal:France*Portal:European Union*Communes of the Allier department-References:*...
) and Château de Saint-Hubert (Chavenon)
Château de Saint-Hubert (Chavenon)
The Château de Saint-Hubert, otherwise the Manoir de Saint-Hubert, is a château in Chavenon in the Allier départment in the Auvergne Region of France.-History:...
.
Source
- Summed up and translated from the equivalent article at French Wikipédia, 4 November 2007