The Plaster Kiln and Mill

The Plaster Kiln and Mill

Located on private property and not part of the Geopark, you are asked to show the greatest respect for the site.

It is one of the last remaining plaster production sites, still in good condition.
The site combines the oven where the gypsum was heated and the mill (probably animal-powered) for grinding the plaster. In the areas of Provence with higher altitudes, gypsum is abundant in the earth. It is linked to the great geological-rifts that created distinct geological formations (for example, the Grand-Vallon and Vermeil fault-lines).

Used since Classical Antiquity Time, plaster is a relatively inexpensive material because it is heated at low temperature, and it is still used today for many different purposes.

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Adresse

UNESCO Géoparc de Haute-Provence
Musée Promenade
Parc Saint-Benoît BP 30 156
04990 DIGNE-LES-BAINS
France

Téléphone

+33(0)4 92 36 70 70

ACTUALITÉ / PLAN DU SITE

L’UNESCO Géoparc de Haute-Provence est un service de Provence Alpes Agglomération,
administré au travers d’une Entente Intercommunale avec la Communauté de Communes du Sisteronais-Buëch
et financé par la région Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur et le Conseil Départemental de Haute-Provence.

Provence Alpes AgglomérationCommunauté de communes du sisteronnais buëch
Région Sud Provence Alpes Côte d'AzurConseil départemental Alpes de Haute-Provence

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