FRENCH HOUSING

FOLK: THE BRESSE HOUSE

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Where is it?

• These types of homes are usually found in Northeastern France
• In the Bresse region
• Located in the Rhone-Alpes Province
• In the foothills of the Jura Mountains (Part of the Alps)

What is it?

• The Bresse house is type of farm
• It is expansive and rural
• They raise pigs, chickens and horses
• Has 3 main buildings
• Living quarter, bake house and stables

ANALYSIS OF ORIGIN

The Roof

• The roofs on the houses are fit for the environment
• They are hipped, to protect from harsh rain and snow
• They also have eaves
• Wooden beams support the eaves
• Those are used to dry foods for the long, cold winter

THE BIsé

• The north side of the roof is the flattest
• This is for protection from the bise
• The bisé is a freezing, dry wind
• It comes from Switzerland
• Blows south

PositioNs

• The living quarters rooms are configured for warmth
• There are no windows or doors on the north side
• The most windows or on the east side
• This is to heat up the house in the morning by the sun
• The family lives in the furnace in winter, which is on the south

ALL OF THEse made it popular in Bresse

Diffusion

Diffusion

• This diffused widely throughout Bresse
• It only diffused through Bresse though
• Because it was so adapted to local conditions
• Burgundy, which is to the left of Bresse has a milder climate
• To the east is Switzerland, which is mostly mountainous

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