ANCIENNE FONTAINE DE BEAUCHARMOY

Located close to the church, this fountain takes advantage of the sloping ground to successively display a fountain section, a drinking trough with two troughs and a wash-house. The upper part of the fountain features a square pedestal topped by a charming sculpted ornament. Old postcards give a glimpse of the cast-iron vase that crowned the ensemble. Water spurted from two taps into the square basin, before flowing into the cattle trough. The sloping stones of the last basin, the open-air washing basin, hint at the hard work of the washerwomen of yesteryear...