{"id":39,"date":"2024-10-22T16:47:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T14:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moulindesetrebieres.com\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2026-06-10T19:07:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T17:07:24","slug":"a-propos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.moulindesetrebieres.com\/en\/a-propos\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/span>An eco-renovated old mill in the heart of the bocage<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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In the watermill\u2019s heyday, there must have been a bustling activity<\/p>\n

with <\/span>farmers<\/strong> bringing their wheat to grind, <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>lorries<\/strong> being loaded with flour bags to deliver to bakers,<\/span><\/p>\n

and <\/span>families<\/strong> using the bread oven to turn their flour into bread.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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My story<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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History of the site<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Eco-renovation<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The hamlet<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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My story<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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A journey<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Apr\u00e8s une enfance \u00e0 l’\u00e9tranger, je travaille pendant 20 ans dans le secteur du luxe \u00e0 <\/span>New York, London and Hong Kong<\/strong>. Cela m\u2019apporte le go\u00fbt du geste artisanal mais d\u00e9j\u00e0, mon int\u00e9r\u00eat pour le v\u00e9g\u00e9tal est l\u00e0 (peut-\u00eatre inspir\u00e9 de mes grands-parents grainetiers et de mes arri\u00e8res-grands-parents p\u00e9pini\u00e9ristes) et j’apprends la permaculture sur mon temps libre. <\/span><\/p>\n

I was made aware of the <\/span>climate change<\/strong> and in my quest for solutions, agriculture<\/span> <\/strong>m’appara\u00eet comme un<\/span> a major lever for the ecological transition:<\/strong> which can regenerate soil life, capture carbon, preserve water reserves and promote biodiversity.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Birth of the project<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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En 2021 les plan\u00e8tes s\u2019alignent avec l’annonce d’un retour en France et, au m\u00eame moment, l\u2019opportunit\u00e9 d\u2019achat de cet ancien moulin \u00e0 eau dans ma r\u00e9gion d’origine. Je me lance dans un <\/span>2-year agricultural qualification <\/strong>and began renovation work.<\/span><\/p>\n

With this project <\/span>agri-tourism<\/strong>, I would like to share my positive and desirable vision of the ecological transition with a wider public.<\/span> agriculture that creates our landscapes<\/strong>,a <\/span>eco-renovated home full of charm and comfort<\/strong>, and <\/span>know-how workshops<\/strong> pour renouer avec l’intelligence des mains. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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History of the site<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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A mill in operation until 1987<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Il y avait deux moulins des Etrebi\u00e8res. Le moulin \u00e0 vent sur la colline tournait l\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9. Le moulin \u00e0 eau dans le hameau fonctionnait l\u2019hiver quand il y avait assez d’eau dans le ruisseau pour alimenter le bief.<\/span><\/p>\n

Il y a eu un moulin \u00e0 eau aux Etrebi\u00e8res depuis 1610. Il figure sur la carte de Cassini d’avant 1789. En 1908, il est convertit en moulin \u00e0 cylindres fonctionnant \u00e0 la vapeur puis au gaz pauvre (1918), au diesel (1933), \u00e0 l\u2019essence (1949) et enfin \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 (1955).<\/span><\/p>\n

Roger Sionnet closed the mill on 31 December 1987, but the farm continued to operate until the 2000s.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Eco-renovation<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Work from October 2023 to May 2025<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The emphasis was on respect for <\/span>the history of the place<\/a>and eco-construction techniques. Energy efficiency is at the heart of the project:<\/span><\/p>\n