The Moulin de Carra mill is a cultural and natural heritage site in Ville-la-Grand. It’s restoration has made it a lively place for meetings, education and raising awareness of sustainable development.
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It is difficult to date precisely the origins of the old mill, which is located below Carra, in Ville-la-Grand. It was recorded in 1637 and, in the nineteenth century, counted as one of the 13 Foron mills and among the 200 hydraulic establishments in the Geneva basin. At that time nearly 100,000 water mills provided plenty of energy that was both abundant and indefinitely renewable, along the rivers in France. Mills played an important role economically and socially. They produced basic...
Services
Services
Mentally impaired
Visually impaired
Accessible for self-propelled wheelchairs
Mobility impaired
Activities
Concerts
Temporary exhibitions
Yoga
Fitness
Picnic area
- Accessibility
- Mentally impaired
- Visually impaired
- Accessible for self-propelled wheelchairs
- Mobility impaired
- Activities
- Activities
- Concerts
- Temporary exhibitions
- Yoga
- Fitness
- Equipment
- Picnic area
- Exhibition hall
- Car park
- Defibrillator
- Sustainable development
- Activities room
- Meeting room
- Waste management
- Free parking
- Services
- Educational visits
- Room hire
- Tourist brochures
- Free visit
- Guided tours
- Seminar
- No pets allowed
Rates
Rates
Free
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Openings
Openings
From 4 March 2025 until 18 October 2025
From 4 March 2025 until 18 October 2025
Wednesday
14:00 - 18:00
Saturday
10:00 - 12:00
14:00 - 18:00
(Wednesday and Saturday)
Location
Location
Spoken languages
Spoken languages
Environment
Environment
- Mountain view
- Outskirts of town
- Village 2 km away
Access
Access
- Parking spaces in rue du Vieux Moulin. Access on foot by dirt track 250 m after the gate.
PMR access to Moulin, contact 07.84.54.27.76
France : Tac Mobilités. Stop, Ville-la-Grand / Eglise , line 3 or Tango line
Switzerland: Bus C, Présinge / Grand-Cara
Train: 2.2 km on foot or by bike from Annemasse station
