Bernay, Upper Normandy 27300

In Normandy, between the Orne and Eure departments, in the pays d'Ouche, a refurbished former barn and its pasture surrounded by woodland. In the 1960s, trees were cleared away from the centre of the woods to build a barn, which, up until then, was located about 30 km away, on the Neubourg plateau. After meticulously numbering each beam, the barn was dismantled, brought here and then rebuilt piece by piece in the middle of the woods. Over the years, the woods have been cleared away on its southern side, towards the pasture, with the objective of providing the site with more depth and light. The property is entirely enclosed it can be accessed from the woods via a wide barrier reserved for tall vehicles as well as the main entrance gate. The woods around the house reach approximately 20 metres to the east, 35 metres to the north and west and 25 metres to the south, beyond the 3,345-m² pasture bordered on the east by a field and on the west by another pasture. A second building was annexed at a right angle to the original rectangular barn in the 1980s.