Bruère Mill
The Moulin de la Bruère is a historic watermill on the Loir River near La Flèche in the Sarthe department of France. Established as early as the 14th century, it was preserved by the municipality in 1994 and is maintained by the "Friends of the Moulin de la Bruère" association.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Zoo de la Flèche and Église Sainte-Colombe de La Flèche.
Zoo de la Flèche
Zoo
Photo: Mirgolth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Zoo de La Flèche is a 18-hectare zoo that opened in 1946 in La Flèche, Sarthe, France. The zoo is home to some 1,600 animals representing about 160 species, and is a member of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria and the Association Française des Parcs Zoologiques. Zoo de la Flèche is situated 1¼ km south of Bruère Mill.
Église Sainte-Colombe de La Flèche
Church
Photo: Skouame, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Sainte-Colombe de La Flèche is a church, which is situated 1 km west of Bruère Mill.
Carmes Castle
Castle
Photo: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carmes Castle is a building located in La Flèche in the Sarthe department. Established as a fortress in the mid-11th century, it was transformed by the Carmelites in the 17th century, who set up their convent there, and then became a private dwelling after the Revolution. Carmes Castle is situated 2 km west of Bruère Mill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Flèche and Clefs.
La Flèche
Town
Photo: Skouame, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Flèche is a town and commune in the French department of Sarthe, in the Pays de la Loire region in the Loire Valley. It is the sub-prefecture of the South-Sarthe, the chief district and the chief city of a canton, and the second most populous city of the department.
Clefs
Village
Photo: Skouame, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Clefs is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. In January 2013 it merged with Vaulandry to form the commune of Clefs-Val d'Anjou, which merged into the commune Baugé-en-Anjou on 1 January 2016. Its population was 1,064 in 2022. Clefs is situated 7 km south of Bruère Mill.
Cré-sur-Loir
Village
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Cré-sur-Loir is a former commune in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Bazouges Cré sur Loir. Its population was 758 in 2022. Cré-sur-Loir is situated 8 km west of Bruère Mill.
Bruère Mill
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: French watermill
- Categories: building and tourism
- Location: La Flèche, Arrondissement of La Flèche, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.69021° or 47° 41′ 25″ northLongitude
-0.05288° or 0° 3′ 10″ westInception
March 2nd, 2021Open location code
8CVXMWRW+3ROpenStreetMap ID
way 135005953OpenStreetMap feature
building=watermillOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q16509751
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In Other Languages
“Bruère Mill” goes by many names.
- French: “moulin de la Bruère”
- French: “Moulin de la Bruère”
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