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Île du Large Windmill

Drawing of the Sainte-Anne seigniory windmill of cylindrical shape with conical roof and four wings located on a shore and at the edge of the forest.

The île du Large Windmill, drawing, 2017, Alexandre Pétrin.

Source: Domaine seigneurial Ste-Anne

In accordance with the seigneurial regime, the seigneur was required to build a windmill on the lands granted to him during his first year of occupation. In return, the peasants were obliged to grind their grain there.