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The Windmill of Daudet in Arles' sector - Alpilles
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Windmill of Daudet in Arles’ sector
Windmill's of Fontvieille

Tourist headlight of Arles’ sector. Alphonse Daudet’s windmill known also as "Moulin Saint Pierre" (Saint Peter’s windmill) isn’t the only one in Fontvieille.



The others were called :

Tissot-Avon,
Ramet
Sourdon

History !

Alphonse Daudet


Its real name was in fact "Ribet" but it was also baptised "Saint Pierre".

It was built in 1815 and continued grinding during a whole century.
During the 1st World War most men were drafted and the wheat was requisitioned. These events condemned definitively our last windmill.

In 1935 the association "Alphonse Daudet’s friend" decided to restore it and create a museum dedicated to the author of the "Letters of my Windmill". This building became the symbol of the writer and his work.
Office de Tourisme de Fontvieille
Avenue des Moulins
13990 Fontvieille
Tel : +33(0)4 90 54 67 49
Fax : +33(0)4 90 54 69 82

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