C.I. EARTH

A commune associated with Montcontour, Ouzilly-Vignolles of 176 souls has a unique ethnological heritage in Poitou-Charentes. The inhabitants had to build their habitat in these hostile places, only the earth of the Dive du Nord marshes, rouches or reeds, aggregates and water. Probably from the th century, there were flooded land houses, implemented according to the technique called «bauge», without foundation and formwork. Terra Villa, a former farmhouse located in the Tiveaux, dates back to the late th century. The meridian of Greenwich crosses the communal territory. Exhibitions, circuit to discover.