From the bastide to the hamlet

The bastides were built by farmers on remote land. Former rural houses to operating staff, they later became permanent residences, and sometimes the core of real hamlets. The deed of residence of 1506, authorized the construction of "a house of six canes long and four wide" (12m by 8m or 96 sqm) with a barn and shed of identical size. The bastide of Fontjoyeuse and its hamlet are a good example.