Old Mill Fountain
Old Mill Fountain is a square stone fountain, topped with a four-sided tiled roof supported by wooden posts. It feeds a nearby washhouse via a stone channel.
Old Mill Fountain is located in the hamlet of Viel Moulin. It is constructed in stone with a rectangular base and supported by a stone wall topped by well-fitted cut-stone blocks. A graceful timber roof with four faces shelters the fountain. A stone gutter channels water from the fountain into a neighboring washhouse, making the structure both practical and symbolic.
All About the Fontain
Structure of the fontain is
a square stone with a solid little base.
The base made from
a stone wall surmounted by cut stone blocks.
The stone gutter functions to
route water from or around the fountain.
Gallery of the Fontain
Location of the Fontain
Ruffey Washhouse
Ruffey Washhouse is a small rural wash-house set below the road near the old Château de Ruffey. With its square plan, stone basin, and adjoining fountain, it once served as a gathering place where villagers came to wash laundry and share daily news.
Old Mill Washhouse
The Old Mill Washhouse, built in 1821 in the hamlet of Viel Moulin, is an open stone-and-wood lavoir with a central rectangular basin and a four-sided tiled roof. Once a communal laundry point, it reflects the village’s historic water-based life and remains a protected heritage structure.
Palette Fountain
Palette Fountain is a circular stone fountain house covered by a traditional Burgundian stone dome topped with a carved finial. Its protected opening, framed with cut stone and ironwork, once provided clean water to the Palette district of Sennecey-le-Grand.