LES CABANES, OR LES SAVOURNINS BAS,

- ALIAS "LE VILLAGE DES BORIES" -

AT GORDES, VAUCLUSE

by Christian Lassure

A conference with slide show
given at the Musée  des Arts et Traditions Populaires in Paris
in Jean Cuisenier's and Jean-Marie Pesez 's classes (1977-1978)

Part 5

21 - Overall view of groups III et IV

22 - Ditto

The two groups stand side by side to the northwest of building IIa. Group III consists of a dwelling, stable-cum-sheep shelter and barn-cum-granary laid out round a small yard, at the east corner of which stands a subgroup comprized of an oven-cum-bakehouse and a storehouse-cum-henhouse. In the foreground can be seen the oven (on the left) and the barn (on the right). Behind the barn, is the stable-cum-sheep shelter. Behind the stable, is the dwelling of group III and, finally, at the back, in a central position, the dwelling of group IV.

23 - View of group III from the East

24 - Group III: the oven-cum-bakehouse

25 - Ditto: view of the oven's opening

The opening, with its surround of four voussoirs carved circularly, was closed by an upright stone slab hinged on an iron piece pivoting in a swivel hole.

26 - Group III: view of the store room-cum-henhouse

27 - Group III: entrance to the barn-cum-granary

Inside this hut, an intermediate floor supports two tanks made of stone slabs bound with mortar. The inside walls are coated with gypsum plaster carefully smoothed so as to keep rodents away.

28 - Group III: entrance of the stable-cum-sheep shelter

29 - Group III: niche and aperture in the outside wall of the stable-cum-sheep shelter

30 - Groups III et IV: view from the North

From left to right, barn-cum-granary, stable-cum-sheep shelter and dwelling.

31 - Ditto

32 - Group III: the rear part of the building

33 - Ditto

A gutter ensures the runoff of water at the rear of the building.