The Moulin de Carra mill is a cultural and natural heritage site in Ville-la-Grand. It’s restoration has made it a lively place for meetings, education and raising awareness of sustainable development.
In this green setting on the edge of the Annemasse conurbation and on the border with Geneva, all publics are invited to visit this breathing place.
The Moulin de Carra offers exhibitions, events and activities on the theme of nature, well-being and cultural heritage. The Moulin de Carra is also a leisure center, a shared garden and a landscaped public park.
Together, let's experiment, marvel at nature and discover the richness of our heritage.
It's difficult to date the origins of the old Moulin, located below Carra in the commune of Ville-la-Grand. In the 19th century, it was one of 13 mills on the Foron and one of 200 in the Geneva basin. At that time, nearly 100,000 watermills were generously dispensing abundant, indefinitely renewable energy along France's waterways. Mills played an important economic and social role. They mechanically ensure the manufacture of basic products: grinding flour for bread, extracting oil, whipping cloth, beating iron, grinding gunpowder, chopping paper pulp.
Booking is necessary for groups and school parties.
Booking is necessary for groups and school parties.
The Moulin de Carra offers exhibitions, events and activities on the theme of nature, well-being and cultural heritage. The Moulin de Carra is also a leisure center, a shared garden and a landscaped public park.
Together, let's experiment, marvel at nature and discover the richness of our heritage.
It's difficult to date the origins of the old Moulin, located below Carra in the commune of Ville-la-Grand. In the 19th century, it was one of 13 mills on the Foron and one of 200 in the Geneva basin. At that time, nearly 100,000 watermills were generously dispensing abundant, indefinitely renewable energy along France's waterways. Mills played an important economic and social role. They mechanically ensure the manufacture of basic products: grinding flour for bread, extracting oil, whipping cloth, beating iron, grinding gunpowder, chopping paper pulp.
Booking is necessary for groups and school parties.
Booking is necessary for groups and school parties.
Services
Services
Accessibility
Disabled access
Car park
Meeting room
Picnic area
Animation
Wifi
Seminars
- Activities
- Handicrafts workshops
- Concert
- Temporary exhibition
- Entertainment evenings
- Activity
- Children's entertainment
- Yoga
- Fitness
- Botanical
- Fauna - flora
- Agricultural
- Crafts
- Arts
- Audiovisual/media
- Discovery
- Environment
- Equipment
- Free car park
- Meeting room
- Car park
- Defibrillator
- Sustainable development
- Waste management
- Picnic area
- Exhibition space
- Entertainments room
- Video projector
- Screen
- Wifi in room
- Table
- Chair
- Rectangular table
- Services
- Educational visits
- Room hire
- Themed tour
- Permanent entertainments organiser
- Tourist brochures
- Tour free of charge
- Guided tours
- Leisure Center
- Seminar/meeting
Accessibility
Accessibility
Mental disability
Visual disability
Accessible for self-propelled wheelchairs
Absence of protrusions > 2 cm
Doors >=77 cm wide
Accessible with assistance for the visually impaired
Rates
Rates
Free access.
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Groups (Max capacity)
Groups (Max capacity)
- 12 Maximum number of people
Openings
Openings
From 4 March 2025 until 18 October 2025
From 4 March 2025 until 18 October 2025
Wednesday
14:00 - 18:00
Saturday
10:00 - 12:00
14:00 - 18:00
(Wednesday and Saturday)
Location
Location
Spoken languages
Spoken languages
Environment
Environment
- Mountain view
- View over the vineyards
- Town outskirts
- River 5 km away
- Village 2 km away
Access
Access
- Parking spaces in rue du Vieux Moulin. Access on foot by dirt track 250 m after the gate.
PMR access to Moulin, contact 07.84.54.27.76
France : Tac Mobilités. Stop, Ville-la-Grand / Eglise , line 3 or Tango line
Switzerland: Bus C, Présinge / Grand-Cara
Train: 2.2 km on foot or by bike from Annemasse station