Moulin de Passe-Avant

The four-story timber and plaster structure stands over a canalized arm of the Somme River, featuring a Poncelet wheel in its basement.

Built in 1528 on the site of a medieval mill, the structure served as a flour mill before transitioning to mustard production in the nineteenth century.

The mill's beams display decorative masks and coats of arms, while a statue of the Virgin Mary adorns one of its corner posts.

Located at 186 rue Saint-Leu in Amiens, the mill received classification as a historical monument in 1986 and underwent restoration by Le Bel Amiens association.

The mill's industrial evolution spans centuries, from medieval grain processing to nineteenth-century mustard manufacturing and later textile dyeing operations until the 1970s.

Location: Amiens

Address: 186, rue Saint-Leu

GPS coordinates: 49.90070,2.30024

Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:57