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[[File:Longere.jpg|thumb|right|''Longère'' in [[Ernée]], [[Mayenne]], [[France]] (2006)]]
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'''''Longère''''' is the name (''la longère'' in French) for a long, narrow dwelling, developing along the axis of its peak, typically inhabited by farmers and artisans and typical of the regions of [[Brittany]] and [[Normandy]] in northwestern [[France]].<ref>
'''''Longère''''' is the name (''la longère'' in French) for a long, narrow dwelling, developing along the axis of its peak, typically inhabited by farmers and artisans and typical of the regions of [[Brittany]] and [[Normandy]] in northwestern [[France]].<ref>
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Latest revision as of 22:55, 18 February 2024

Longère in Ernée, Mayenne, France (2006)

Longère is the name (la longère in French) for a long, narrow dwelling, developing along the axis of its peak, typically inhabited by farmers and artisans and typical of the regions of Brittany and Normandy in northwestern France.[1]

Meanings[edit]

Sketch of a longère north of Guérande en Loire-Atlantique) (2007)

Longère also means a "long wall" or "gutter wall" of a building, whether for a church or house, in Lower Brittany.

See also[edit]

Longère à Botmeur (Finistère) (Monts d'Arrée, Lower Normandy) (2006)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Alix Brochen; Florence Gervais; Jean Plaquin, eds. (1995). Les mots de la maison: vocabulaire français, anglais, allemand de l'acquisition, de la construction et de la restauration. Eyrolles. p. 157. ISBN 9782212061000. Retrieved 18 February 2021.