The four banal (English: common oven) was a feudal institution in medieval France used by French villagers to cook bake bread. Vions village in SE France (133)

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The four banal (English: common oven) was a feudal institution in medieval France used by French villagers to cook bake bread. Vions village in SE France. (133)

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Location: Vions, near Culoz, SE France.
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