LAVOIRS

Lavoirs come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. We've seen some really impressive ones recently near the Canal de Bourgogne. Doing the daily washing  was obviously a great social occasion.

La Fosse Dionne at Tonnerre

This is fed by an underground spring and has been recently restored.

The 18th century oval Lavoir at Brienon. 

This one had wood fires installed inside it in the 19th century. That must have made the washing a much more pleasurable task!!

The long Lavoir in Migennes 

A smaller, more intimate, Lavoir in Brienon