Edition 2025
Finished
Heritage
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Historical Reenactment
Fête de la Meunerie
Rives-d'Autise — Vendée (85)
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07 Jun 2025
— 09 Jun 2025
Edition
2025
2025
Edition 2025 — Finished
Edition 2025 — Fête de la Meunerie
The 2025 Fête de la Meunerie took place from June 7th to 9th in Nieul-sur-l'Autise. Over 700 reenactors in period costumes recreated a 1920s French village around the working mill, featuring demonstrations of old crafts, a communal school, a traditional market, village band music, and local Vendée cuisine.
Fête de la Meunerie — June 7-9, 2025
On June 7th, 8th, and 9th, 2025, the village of Nieul-sur-l'Autise transformed into an authentic 1920s village. Over 700 volunteers and reenactors in period costumes animated a vivid and striking recreation of rural Vendée life in the early 20th century for three days. The Autise mill was running at full capacity, millers explained their craft, artisans demonstrated their forgotten skills, and the village orchestra made visitors dance under the lime trees in the square. A particularly successful edition under generous Vendée sunshine.
Programme
2025 Program
- Working Mill: milling demonstrations all day
- Village of Old Crafts: cooper, clog maker, weaver, lacemaker, basket maker, blacksmith
- 1920s Communal School animated by costumed teachers
- 1920s Traditional Market with saleswomen and farmers
- Washerwomen at the communal washhouse
- Village Café with dance orchestra
- Guided tours of the Saint-Vincent Abbey
- Vendée regional catering
Highlights
2025 Highlights
- 700 reenactors in 1920s costumes
- Autise Mill in operation: from grain to bread
- Demonstrations of clog making and bobbin lacemaking
- Musette dance in the village square
- Visit to the Saint-Vincent Abbey (11th century)
Prices
5.00€ — 10.00€
Admission fee applies. Prices to be confirmed on the official website.