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Lavoirs à Papillon (butterfly washing basins)

The butterfly washhouse is, specific to the Causse de Limogne and owes its name to the “V” shape of the limestone slab in front of which the washerwoman knelt to beat her laundry. . In Aujols there are 20 aligned washbasins where each family used to use the same stone.

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Uploaded on June 11, 2023
Taken on March 28, 2018