 These speculative activities develop around the vine which, at the pace of growth of the trade in spirits, born during the 16th century, settled on all suitable land to accommodate it, sometimes to the detriment of other food-producing areas".In addition to the expansion of the vine, growing cereals, wheat, and barley in particular, was well developed in the course of the 18th century.Several windmills were built during this century, including in the Village and on the road to Virson.