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Fontaine et lavoir

Villechantria, Jura, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Fontaine (cad. non cadastré, domaine public) et lavoir (cad. AB 10) : inscription par arrêté du 8 janvier 1997
Protection dates
1997/01/08 : inscrit MH
Type
fontaine, lavoir
Main period of construction
3e quart 19e siècle
Dates
1855, 1859
Architect or builder
PAILLOT Achille (architecte)
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Villechantria
Département
Jura
Region
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Country
France
Coordinates
46.37374, 5.44003
Mérimée reference
PA39000031

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1843 map "Carte de l'Etat-Major 1:40,000 (1820-1866)" (IGN France — Géoportail).

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Equipement hydraulique du village réalisé en trois phases : conduite de l'eau en 1851, fontaine en 1855, lavoir en 1859, selon le projet d'Achille Paillot. Bassin de la fontaine de plan octogonal, lavoir de plan rectangulaire.

English translation

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Hydraulic equipment for the village completed in three phases: water pipe in 1851, fountain in 1855, wash house in 1859, according to the project by Achille Paillot. Fountain basin of octagonal plan, wash house of rectangular plan.

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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