Foux Mills

Walking along the hillside in the silence of the vast landscape, a murmur gradually begins.
hear. Initially imperceptible, this gradually increases as one approaches the
Foux Mills…

The Vis river originates in the Gard Cévennes, on the southern slope of the Lingas Massif, and disappears near Alzon and
It resurfaces at La Foux with a flow rate 100 times greater because it is laden with infiltrating water from the Causses.
of Blandas, Campestre and the Larzac. As the crow flies, 6 km separate the disappearance of the Vis and its resurgence but
the extent of its catchment area is much greater. The course of the Vis is the subject of
Numerous expeditions by geologists since the beginning of the 20th century. One thing is certain, the Foux
is the most important "source" of the Grands Causses. With a flow rate rarely less than 1m³/s, the Vis
delivers a force that was once used to power the mills used to grind the harvested grain on
the adjacent limestone plateaus.
Mills were already established in these places as early as the 11th century, and humans were already taming this natural environment. But
On several occasions, during major floods, the mills were damaged or literally swept away.
by the waters and later rebuilt. It is said that in 1870, the millers had to take refuge on the
roofs. It was yet another flood in 1907 that led to the definitive abandonment of the mills until their
restoration in 2000 by the Vissec town hall as part of the Cirque de Grande Site Operation
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