Manure from the marsh was used as fertilizer for the Foye-Monjault vineyard, before the phylloxera crisis.
The vineyards were sometimes far from residential houses. Maintaining the vineyard required many days of work with a large staff and equipment. It was therefore practical to be able to eat on site, or even to cook there, hence the construction of small houses called “canteens”, first summarily furnished, then more comfortable (cut stone fireplace, cellar with a staircase in stone, cistern, sundial on the facade).
Some were restored in the early 2000s.
The vineyards were sometimes far from residential houses. Maintaining the vineyard required many days of work with a large staff and equipment. It was therefore practical to be able to eat on site, or even to cook there, hence the construction of small houses called “canteens”, first summarily furnished, then more comfortable (cut stone fireplace, cellar with a staircase in stone, cistern, sundial on the facade).
Some were restored in the early 2000s.