Moulin du Vanneau

Over het museum

The Moulin du Vanneau is an ecomuseum devoted to rural life in the Puisaye, combined with a teaching farm. The site is organised around a water mill powered by the Branlin. This overshot-wheel mill still operates and is presented as the last working water mill in the Yonne département. After years of wear, major works restored its operation.

The museum brings together collections on daily life and fieldwork in the early 20th century: a reconstructed miller’s dwelling, old tools and farm machinery. During guided visits, children compare their own homes with the miller’s living quarters. The farm keeps about a hundred animals, including sheep, Jersey cows, pigs, goats, draught horses, ponies, donkeys and numerous poultry.

The Marais de Vanneau, in the upper Branlin valley, is a sensitive natural area managed together with the Conservatoire des sites naturels bourguignons; a walking trail allows visitors to explore it. A non-profit association under the 1901 law runs the site and promotes kindness to animals, respect for nature, the transmission of heritage and social openness. Since 1986, a harvest festival in the old style has been held every August. The Puisaye-Forterre tourist railway serves the site.

Hoogtepunten

• Overshot water mill still in operation
• Teaching farm with about a hundred animals
• Miller’s dwelling and collection of old tools and farm machinery
• Marais de Vanneau, sensitive natural area, with a walking trail
• Participatory workshops and guided visits
• Harvest festival of old, held every year in August

Vaste collectie

• Moulin à eau et logis du meunier – Overshot water mill in operation, reconstructed miller’s dwelling and a collection of old tools and farm machinery.
• Ferme pédagogique – Farm of about 6 hectares with sheep, Jersey cows, goats, pigs, draught horses, ponies and poultry.

Beheerder

Association du Moulin de Vanneau (loi 1901)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Admission, restaurant not included, gives access to the participatory workshops, guided visits and the whole site: water mill, farm and animals, walking trails, the old dwelling and the tool collection. Payment by bank card, holiday vouchers and Cagnoles.

Toegankelijkheid

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops

Teaching farm where children can observe animals and their young; guided visits for schools and leisure centres.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The Puisaye-Forterre tourist train serves the site.

Service & horeca

• Restaurant
• Museumwinkel

Organic restaurant with local produce (booking required at +33 3 86 45 59 80 or +33 6 43 05 36 20). Farm products are sold in the on-site shop.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten
• Bruiloften / trouwceremonies

The site hosts receptions, weddings and concerts, as well as training courses; offers for groups of more than 15 people.

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