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Sempin Windmill

Montfermeil

Seine-Saint-Denis's last surviving windmill grinds flour the old-fashioned way, using stones from 1738. Climb three floors to see the mechanics in action, then explore the surrounding park with its grazing cows and beehives.

Historic windmill
Working mill
Educational tour
Family heritage outing

Tips

🌾"authentic, fabulous, especially since it's still in use"
📞call ahead to arrange a visit
🍞buy fresh-milled flour on-site

Sempin Windmill

degtg 136, Rue des Moulins, 93370 Montfermeil, France

Upcoming at Sempin Windmill

Monday, Jul 13
Fireworks at the Mill

Fireworks at the Mill

July 13

A 17th-century windmill that still grinds flour under starlit fireworks. Le Moulin de Sempin is one of the last working mills in the region, with three floors of creaking wooden machinery and flour for sale straight from the stones.

Sunday, Sep 20
Heritage Days

Heritage Days

September 20

This 18th-century windmill is still grinding grain. Tour three floors of working machinery, watch the sails turn, and buy fresh flour to take home.

Monday, Oct 19
Taste Day, bread-making demonstration

Taste Day, bread-making demonstration

October 19 at 12pm

Step inside one of the last working windmills near Paris, where wooden gears still turn and flour gets stone-ground before your eyes. The millers guide you through three floors of living history, then send you home with a bag of the good stuff.