Discover the Lauragais-audois windmills which have retained all their old-world charm.
Lauragais: the land of wind and mills
Subject to oceanic and Mediterranean influences, Lauragais has a relatively nuanced climate, marked by hot and dry summers.
With more than 300 windy days per year, the Lauragais is the ideal playground for air masses with two prevailing winds :
- the CERS, northwest land wind, dry, cold in winter and hot in summer.
- Autan, southeast sea wind, hot and humid, sometimes violent. Frequently called "the sailor", "the crazy wind" or even "the devil's wind", it dominates the Lauragais with peaks of up to 100 to 120 km/hour!
Don't miss our mills in Castelnaudary, Villeneuve-la-Comptal, Mas Saintes-Puelles and Montauriol.
Cugarel mill
Noble vestige of the 32 flour mills that the city had in the XNUMXth century, the Cugarel windmill remains the only vestige of his ancestors. It was completely restored in 1962. It dominates Castelnaudary and offers a panorama of the Fresquel plain.
Guided tours will be organized for the 2023-2024 school year since it is currently undergoing restoration at the level of its pales
Moulin de la Pomelle
Located in the town Villeneuve-la-Comptal, the Pomelle water mill installed at the foot of the Wind Hills is today the subject of a restoration plan. This mill is now part of a multi-faceted project. Witness to the ancestral past of the village will ultimately be a place of educational, artistic and cultural transmission.
Laffon mills
The Laffon mills are the last two mills among the 6 that existed 100 years ago. Recently restored, these milling mills reign over the heights of Mas-Saintes-Puelles.
Clos de Lamaït mill
The Clos de Lamaït mill has been the subject of several restorations in recent years. Classified as “Historic Monuments”, it can be discovered in the town of Montauriol!
Heart stroke
Travel through Lauragais-audois to find our local gems.
