19 et 20 septembre

Septembre 2026

Samedi 19
- 13:30 - 18:30
Dimanche 20
- 13:30 - 18:30

Grange ovalaire de Germignac

Germignac, 19230 Beyssenac

Corrèze

Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Free visit of an ovalary barn

Name: Visite libre d'une grange ovalaire
Start: 2026-09-19T13:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-20T18:30:00+02:00
Location: Grange ovalaire de Germignac

Free visit of an ovalary barn.

19 et 20 septembre

©Commune de BEYSSENAC

Free visit of an ovalary barn.

Septembre 2026

Samedi 19
- 13:30 - 18:30
Dimanche 20
- 13:30 - 18:30

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Journées Européennes du Patrimoine

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Grange ovalaire de Germignac

Germignac, 19230 Beyssenac

Corrèze

Nouvelle-Aquitaine

The oval barns are French agricultural buildings spread over a small geographical area, restricted to the borders of the Limousin and Périgord. Numerous in the 19th century, testimonies of a bygone past, few remain at the beginning of the 21st century.
The oval barns have a typical oval plan (roof and enclosure), which generally has a bearing on a facade where the entrance to the passage charretier is arranged.
They were at first hay storage spaces, with a large attic fenil. The ground floor or enclosed, was divided into cells or compartments with multiple functions. Probably with a stable for cattle, a sheepfold, a pigsty, a henhouse or a poultry yard, a wood store, root storage for cattle feed. Several observers indicate that some barns may also have housed the basic dwelling of a family of sharecroppers. The different compartments are accessible from the outside.
The oval barns have a function of total space of the traditional farm, the central space or nave can also be a meeting pl

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Septembre 2026

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