PrésPresentation of habitats
Crusade camp : From the year 600 to 1000 Christian pilgrimages to the Holy Land followed one another but were very risky. From the year 1000, the religious revival caused by the passage to another millennium, the pilgrims became more numerous.
Bread oven: oven called "four banal" where each villager could bake his bread but had to pay a fee to the lord of the castle.
Square: in medieval times, villages were built around a large square, the place where the inhabitants lived.
Sheepfold and wool shed: In the medieval village, the objective is to show the work of the wool, passing by the various operations of the shearing of the sheep until those of carding, dyeing, spinning... etc.
Forge: The trade of the blacksmith in the Middle Ages was divided into different specialties: blacksmith, locksmith, ring maker, plow maker, blacksmith of the forges.
Cloth hall: the hall near the central square was used in the 13th century as a meeting place but also for festivals and the market where the villagers could sell their products. The roof is made of chestnut shingles, the framework is relatively low and collected.
Well: the well had a capital importance in a medieval village, it could be used for the domestic and artisanal needs: washing of the wool, dyeing of cloths, treatment of leather...
Big house: The materials of the house are very close to the Gallic constructions, thatched roof and walls in cob, what distinguishes them are the squared wooden frames and posed for some horizontally, the organization of the house with true rooms (place of life, room, The house is organized with real rooms (living area, bedroom, weaving workshop), the foundations are masoned, the doors can be equipped with real locks, the windows are blocked by shutters, the glass was too expensive was not used, the walls can be painted with natural color pigments (Ecordal).
Stable and barn: Very often the stable was attached to the main house. Horses were used for their motive power in the fields or in the woods.
Medieval garden : Visitors of the time, do not leave this place without having pushed the door of the garden of the simple. This medieval garden symbolizes the lost Eden; it contains many plants used for their medicinal use. Notice the 8 plessis arranged in a precise order taking into account the orientation, the 4 seasons, the 4 elements and the theory of humours. For more information on the symbolism of the garden and the virtues of the plants, you can consult the booklet available at the reception desk.