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  • Leroy, Fifi and William
  • The Story of Charlie
  • Cookie's Story

About la Couscouillette

                                                                                     Gorgeous Pool  by the Olive Trees 9.50 by 4m

                                                                                                                  Well Water, 

                                                                                                        Soft Salt Sterilisation

                                                                                                     Heated with Solar  Panels

Domain of the Couscouillette

This beautiful domain was just a ruin when we found it it  in 1977. 

We  now live in the house with our two mills which are ancient, dating back to the  13th   century.

                                                      


       The Two Mills of the Couscouillette

  

These two mills were the built in the 13th century and described by Pierre Cabirol, a priest researching the history of Montlaur in the ancient archives of the Abbey of Lagrasse, as the first windmills in the South of France. The part on Catharism in 'Montlaur-En-Val' (1926), as the book is called, has a section dedicated to the Couscouillette mills. It makes fascinating reading. You can buy it online at https://www.editions-lacour.com 


They were built in the aftermath of the Cathar wars, in 1280. Simon de Melun, who had been put in charge of the village by the King of France, ordered them to be built. He rented the land of the Couscouillette, paying 12 bushels of grain, to be paid at 'Saint Michel' (on the 29th of September) once a year. Only water mills existed in those days in the South of France. Montlaur had no large rivers, so the villagers ground their wheat at home, using two flint stones, attached one on top of the other by a metal bar. Simon de Melun had been on Crusades to the East and seen windmills operating there. One mill was to be used for wheat, the other for coarser grains.. 


The mills were burned down during the 100 days war, in 1360, possibly by the Black Prince, and resurrected 80 years later by the Count of Malacoste.  To this day the original flint grinding stones are lying outside the Pointed Roof Mill.

13th Century Stone Windmill the  'Pointed Roof Mill'                built 1280

Pointed Roof Mill

This is the Sloping Roof Mill built in 1280 The twin of the Pointed  Roof Mill

Sloping Roof Mill

DOMAIN OF THE COUSCOUILLETTE


13th Century Stone Windmills

Pointed Roof Mill
Sloping Roof Mill

 

Here you see

a fairy tale place in the

south of france.

13th century mill


for a video of the Pointed Roof Mill interior, pool and grounds click here

for a video of the sloping Roof Mill interior, pool and grounds click here

charming video of both mills and surroundings is on https://youtu.be/DqCAPIk6BxI
Click on the black tab to see how we renovated the Mills      


RENOVATING THE MILLS

Pointed Roof Mill

La Couscouillette Story

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Here you can see what the Pointed Roof Mill looked like when we rescued it. Terrifying!!!

La Couscouillette Story

La Couscouillette Story

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Read all about our adventures. Horrifying!

And Now

And Now

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Fabulous  Result of Lots and Lots of Work and Many Years

           We Adore It

The Story of Henry

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 Stick around and listen to the stories about the inhabitants of this place, past  and present, starting today with the facts about Henry, the Magnificent.


  

Henry was one of 10 baby chicks. All of them were born in Bresse, that center of excellence for chickens. We, that is my husband and I, used to fool

             click on Henry's photo

 Stick around and listen to the stories about the inhabitants of this place, past  and present, starting today with the facts about Henry, the Magnificent.


  

Henry was one of 10 baby chicks. All of them were born in Bresse, that center of excellence for chickens. We, that is my husband and I, used to fool ourselves that living on a semi-farm we would actually farm our own dinners. Now, that is fine for tomatoes and other types vegetable life. But how can you eat a (be it) feathery person you know personally? It's cannibalism!


Temps and Alaric

              Temps 27 years old                          

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Then there's the fabulous story of the two Camargue horses who used to roam our hill side. Sadly, Alaric passed away Jan 2010 so Temps was alone.  But in spite of his age, he looked great and adores the odd treat of old bread, apple, pear or carrot. And loved attention...

Little Samson

Little Samson

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Love Story Cookie and Sugar

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Sugar and Tekno Pollie

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           Cookie's Story

Leroy, Fifi and William

Leroy, Fifi and William

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Little Leroy, Fifi and William.

Charlie

Story of Tigger and Plato

Story of Tigger and Plato

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Charlie

Our Adorable Javah Mynah Bird

Story of Tigger and Plato

Story of Tigger and Plato

Story of Tigger and Plato

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for story of little Tigger and Plato


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