Métaire Brûlé bread oven

This bread oven which did not figure on the 1842 Napoleonic land registry, belonged to the Métairie de Brûlé. The inhabitants of this farm which once belonged to the lords of the nearby Château de Brulé, used it to cook their bread, the basis of their diet. It is characteristic of the ovens built by countryfolk in the 17th and 19th century. From the bottom to the top can be found on its carefully carved facade, the ash pit, the work surface, the semi-circular arched mouth, the two corbels and the vent, a small opening used to evacuate the excess steam. Inside the oven, the plant coverage protects a dome-shaped vault.