Introduction
Taking advantage of the waters of the Balà stream and inside the Sot de Balà, at the Balma de les Corts, we find this old flour mill that likely ground mostly wheat for bread and corn for making porridge, a daily food staple in households. Together with the Coromina mill, it was one of the last to be in operation.
It was also known as the Tavertet mill. It is recorded that it was in operation until just before the war. You can still see the full pond, the water channel that returned the water to the stream, and some grinding stones.
These mills, like the forest, did not belong to the peasants but were usually the property of the feudal lord. Around 1735, it belonged to Joseph Noguér.
The Bernat mill only ground when it had water available, either because it had rained or because it had collected water from the spring that fed the pond.