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Grange

Bengy-sur-Craon, Cher, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Grange (cad. C 1126) : inscription par arrêté du 21 décembre 1989
Protection dates
1989/12/21 : inscrit MH
Type
grange
Main period of construction
2e quart 18e siècle
Dates
1731
Ownership
propriété privée
Address
6 route de Nevers
Lieu-dit
le Champ des Vignes
Commune
Bengy-sur-Craon
Département
Cher
Region
Centre-Val de Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
47.00180, 2.75096
Mérimée reference
PA00096937

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1707 map "La Province de Berry. La Generalite de Bourges." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Cette grange est représentative d'un type ancien rencontré dans les exploitations rurales traditionnelles de Champagne berrichonne. La charpente, le toit à deux versants et croupe sur l'auvent, constituent une part très importante de l'édifice. Les murs gouttereaux en moellons de calcaire descendent très bas, ne sont pas porteurs et laissent ce rôle aux poteaux de la charpente. Intérieurement, cette grange est composée d'une simple nef longitudinale de circulation, flanquée de deux bas-côtés. Le poids de la charpente repose sur des poteaux verticaux ancrés dans le sol et qui divisent l'espace intérieur. Chaque assemblage a la forme d'un U renversé et se répète à intervalles réguliers. La partie arrière a été démolie pour agrandir l'espace.

English translation

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This barn is representative of an ancient type encountered in traditional rural exploitations in Champagne berrichonne. The roof structure, the roof with two slopes and hip over the overhang, constitute a very significant part of the building. The guttered walls in limestone rubble are very low, are not load-bearing and leave this role to the roof structure posts. Internally, this barn is composed of a simple longitudinal nave of circulation, flanked by two aisles. The weight of the roof structure rests on vertical posts anchored in the ground and which divide the interior space. Each assembly has the form of an inverted U and repeats at regular intervals. The rear section was demolished to enlarge the space.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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