©Mairie Ville-la-Grand
©Mairie de Ville-la-Grand
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
Mentally impaired
Visually impaired
Accessible for self-propelled wheelchairs
Mobility impaired
Temporary exhibitions
Activities
Concerts
Yoga
Fitness
Free parking
- Accessibility
- Mentally impaired
- Visually impaired
- Accessible for self-propelled wheelchairs
- Mobility impaired
- Activities
- Temporary exhibitions
- Activities
- Concerts
- Yoga
- Fitness
- Equipment
- Free parking
- Meeting room
- Car park
- Defibrillator
- Sustainable development
- Waste management
- Picnic area
- Exhibition hall
- Activities room
- Services
- Educational visits
- Room hire
- Tourist brochures
- Free visit
- Guided tours
- Seminar
- No pets allowed
Rates
Free
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Openings
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
Spoken languages
Environment
- Mountain view
- Outskirts of town
- Village 2 km away
Access
- Parking is available in the rue du Vieux Moulin. Access on foot via a track, 250m after the barrier.
For disabled access to the Mill, phone +33 (0)7 84 54 27 76
From France: Bus Tac Mobilité: Ligne 3, Arrêt: Ville-la-Grand / Eglise + ligne tango.
From Switzerland: Bus C, Présinge / Grand-Cara
Train: 1.5 miles by bike or on foot from Annemasse station
