Donjon du Château - Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, France
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N 48° 38.389 E 002° 19.942
31U E 450816 N 5387632
Le Donjon de Ste Geneviève des Bois abrite un pigeonnier / The Dungeon of Ste Geneviève des Bois houses a dovecote
Waymark Code: WMV9DK
Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 03/18/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Chickilim
Views: 6

"Le troisième niveau du donjon abrite le pigeonnier couvert de son toit conique surmonté d'un lanterneau. Au centre de cette pièce circulaire, un pilier central de huit mètres soutient tout l'édifice jusqu'à la toiture. Dans le mur sont percés 2 500 nids de pigeons. L'importance du pigeonnier est fonction du rang du propriétaire. Les œufs et la fiente des pigeons, servant à l'engrais, constituent un revenu. Ces oiseaux ont toujours été un grand souci pour les paysans. Dans les cahiers de doléances de 1789, la principale demande des habitants est d'enfermer les volatiles pendant les périodes de semailles et de moissons." (visit link)

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[EN] "The third level of the dungeon houses the dovecote covered with its conical roof topped by a skylight, and in the center of this circular room, an eight-meter central pillar supports the whole building up to the roof. In the wall are pierced 2,500 pigeonholes. The importance of the dovecote is a function of the owner's rank, and the eggs and the pigeon droppings used as fertilizer are an income, which has always been a great concern for the peasants. Of grievances of 1789, the main demand of the inhabitants is to enclose the birds during the periods of sowing and harvest."
(visit link)
(If known) Approximately how many pigeonholes in the dovecote?: 2 500

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