Information Allée des vaches

Straight ahead on the "Allée aux vaches" The tarred road is called "Allée des vaches" because in the past cattle were allowed to graze in the forest on condition that they had only one communal shepherd and that they followed a single access road.
More than 10,000 cattle and 6,000 pigs were allowed in the forest during the reign of Louis XIV, but by the time the painters arrived, only 1,000 were left.