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Cévennes Traditional HousesThe Languedoc Roussillon area is stuck between the Massif Central mountains and the Lower Languedoc plains and is a mountainous region itself. The traditional Cevennes houses are made of Limestone, Schist or Granite. The main living room of a house built according to the Cevennes architectural style is often protected from extreme temperatures by a windowless wall. Windows are, once more, of small dimensions and placed on the side of the house facing the dominant sun direction. The traditional Cevennes property types demands that the whole house is made of stone and that in almost every room, the arches composing the backbone of the house itself are exposed. The Cevennes are a particular area of Languedoc Roussillon, where the traditional houses were built to escape the sun more than to benefit from its beams.
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In this area of France traditional houses can have five or sometimes six floors, since they cannot grow in width, they grow in height. A cellar/ wine warehouse often takes place in the basement.Roof structures in the Cevennes are often made of wood and particularly of chestnut tree, this giving the house a lengthwise shape.
These traditional French properties have many chimneys too, not because of extreme temperatures but because the traditional architecture in this area of France demanded that each room had its "private" chimney.
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