Moulin de la Galette

When referring to the “Moulin de la Galette”, a distinction should be made between, on the one hand, the public dance hall, or open-air dance venue, which was opened in the 19th century by the Debray family (millers) on their own land and was originally known as the “Bal Debray”, and, on the other hand, three mills used for grinding wheat and even pressing grapes. Of the three original mills, only two remain, situated close to one another: the Blute-fin – now located on private property and therefore out of sight – and the Radet, which was moved to sit atop a building that has since become a restaurant, on the corner of Rue Lepic and Rue Girardon.