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Fontaine du Saint
Fountain and wash house, Listed or registered (CNMHS)
in La Vraie-Croix
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The Saint's fountain located at the eastern exit of the village on the edge of a small stream.
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Building protected as a Historic Monument, registered by decree of January 15, 1929. It is located in the center of a stone paving bordered by small low walls and to the east by a large basin that has long served as a washhouse. This fountain has the shape of a small oratory. Its 4 cylindrical columns, with square bases and capitals, are surmounted by basket-handle lintels that support a pyramid topped with a cross and confined at each corner by a ball baluster. Unlike the usual niche with a...
Building protected as a Historic Monument, registered by decree of January 15, 1929. It is located in the center of a stone paving bordered by small low walls and to the east by a large basin that has long served as a washhouse. This fountain has the shape of a small oratory. Its 4 cylindrical columns, with square bases and capitals, are surmounted by basket-handle lintels that support a pyramid topped with a cross and confined at each corner by a ball baluster. Unlike the usual niche with a statue, the back wall is decorated with a crucifixion scene.
