Grange à dîme - Tithe Barn - Cap-Saint-Ignace, Québec - Barns on Waymarking.com

« La grange à dîme, de plan rectangulaire, surmontée d'un toit brisé dit « en dos d'âne », s'élève derrière la maison curiale. »

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Une grange à dîme est un bâtiment permettant d'entreposer la collecte de la dîme, impôt portant principalement sur les revenus agricoles collectés en faveur de l'Église catholique.

Translated from the above noted text:

"The tithe barn, of rectangular plan, surmounted by a broken roof called" donkey's back ", rises behind the curial house."

A tithe barn is a building used to store tithing, a tax mainly on farm income collected for the benefit of the Catholic Church.

Construction: Wood Is this a 'working' barn?: Other (describe below) Other: Utilisé auparavant comme une grange à dîmes. Maintenant un bâtiment du patrimoine utilisé pour y presenter des activités festives hebdomadaires. Previously used as a tithe barn. Now a heritage building used for weekly festive activities. Distinctive Features: Distinctive Shape (round, octagon, gambrel roof, cupola, multi-level) Other Distinctive Features: La grange est muni d'un toit brisé dit « en dos d'âne » The barn has a broken type roof called a donkey's back. Rating - Please Rate this Barn:

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