Le moulin du Saut

The Moulin du Saut owes its name to its strategic position on the river. Built into the side of a rock at the narrowest point in the valley (7 m wide), it overlooks a 10 m-high waterfall or "saut". Thanks to the adaptation of the construction to the Alzou riverbed, the water here has the necessary force to drive the mill?s 4 pairs of millstones.
The date 1739 engraved on the lintel corresponds to the completion of the mill by the Seigneur de Gramat. Its three water chambers enable cereals to...