Our history

The Moulin de Signy-l’Abbaye has been run by the members of the same family for over five generations.

Elisa Drouet, born in 1884, daughter of the miller of Draize (08) and great-grandmother of the current manager, brought the Signy-l’Abbaye mill as part of her dowry to her husband Charles Wahart, himself a miller and son of Alexandre Wahart, the miller of Wagnon (08).

In August 1953, the mill was entirely destroyed by a violent fire. It would be rebuilt in 1955 by their son Pierre in the current basic configuration. Pierre Wahart would die prematurely a few years later in 1960 at the age of 48. His wife Edith found herself alone with her six children – four of whom were minors – to raise and the mill to manage.

In January 1998, Jean-Jérôme Javelaud took over the family mill from his uncle Bruno Wahart.

All the work carried out with commitment and passion day after day by the mill's teams is continued with the arrival of Jean-Nicolas and Jean-Philippe Javelaud to the company. This ensures that know-how is passed on to future generations.