This is a typical longère around these parts. The living area and often a bedroom are on the ground floor, with a corridor running along the back façade which usually faces the street. Upstairs are the other bedrooms with sloping ceilings. You can see the slate tiles on the dormer windows and traditional hand-made tiles. It’s a …
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The Long Longère
A longère is a long farmhouse built on ground floor level. This one has the typical semi-arched windows you find in Sologne and is exceptionally long! Une longère est un bâtiment rural, de forme basse et allongée. Celle-ci a les fenêtres en demi-arceaux typiques de la Sologne. Elle est exceptionnellement longue.