The watermills are a reminder of a still recent past when the river was an important source of energy. The small 18th Century mill was used by the potters to grind out the colourful enamels indispensable to their decorators. The two larger mills will built in 1831 by the château owner to install a flour-mill, which worked up until 1978; The local community has been the owner of the three mills since 1997. The restoration of the “Mill of colours” is the 1st step in the project to rejuvenate this heritage. The objective of the project is to keep the character of the buildings whilst allowing three structures to function from within : the Association for Tourist Development in the Sarthe Valley, the administration offices of the “Pays Vallée de la Sarthe” and the Tourist Office of Malicorne-sur-sarthe.

Open days : European Heritage Days in September.

Phone. : +33(0)2 43 947 445