BRESSE FARMS

     Rural habitat is a determining characteristic in the composition of the Bresse landscape. 
       The Bresse farm, or ferme bressane, is composed of a long building with brick walls and wooden roof sections whose slant indicates their construction period. 
       The eaves overhang significantly and are referred to as the "sevron". They protect the walls and house the ears of corn.  
             The hip roof makes it possible to differentiate between northern and southern habitats : in  Bresse Bourguignonne in the north, it has more of a slope and is covered with flat tiles. In the portion of Bresse located in Ain to the south, it is flatter and covered with "Roman" tiles.

There are still a few beautiful manors with exterior porches in existence. 

As you drive through the area, you will discover many magnificient buildings (private properties not open to visitors), such as in :

♦ L’Abergement-Sainte-Colombe 
          ♦ Baudrières 
                    ♦ Beaurepaire-en-Bresse (Auberge de la Croix Blanche)
                             ♦ Beauvernois 
                                       ♦ Bruailles
                                                 ♦ La Chapelle Naude (La Grange Rouge)
                                                           ♦ Flacey-en-Bresse 
                                                                     ♦ Juif (La Grosse Grange)
♦ Montpont en Bresse
          ♦ Mervans
                    ♦ Romenay
                              ♦ Sagy (La Maison du Bailli)
                                        ♦ Saint-André-en-Bresse
                                                  ♦ Sornay 
                                                            ♦ Tronchy
                                                                     ♦ Varennes Saint Sauveur