THE CUGAREL MILL
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Perched on the heights of the city, to better capture the wind, the mill of Cugarel, built in local stone, is special. Already because its inner mechanism is intact: large spinning wheel, large iron and the two chambers of the wheels. Then, because it is one of the thirty-two mills that the city had in the 17th century, recognizable by their truncated cone. Its wheels, cut from the granite of Sidobre, made one turn per second to produce three bags of grinding per hour. The miller oriented the wings from the roof by means of a rack. Depending on the strength of the seas or the wind, he placed the sails on the wings and increased the wind grip. The Cugarel mill was able to run until 1921, probably thanks to the commercial momentum generated by the Canal du Midi. Visitors can now enjoy its panoramic view of the Black Mountain and its visit in summer, or outside the summer period, but this time on reservation.
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