Lavoir

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A Lavoir is a public place in France set aside for the washing of clothes. They are commonly sited on a spring or beside or set over a river. Many Lavoirs are provided with roofs for shelter. With the coming of piped water supplies and modern drainage, lavoirs have been steadily falling into disuse although a number of communes have restored ancient lavoirs some of which date back to the 10th Century.

There are also bateaux-lavoirse in some towns on the banks of large rivers such as Paris and Lyon.

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A lavoir at l'Île de Groix.	lavoir at Goulven .	Lavoir at Hautvillers.	Lavoir at Gunstett.	Bateaux-lavoirs at Laval.	Lavoir at Jouy-le-Moutier.
Lavoir at Vert-Saint-Denis	Lavoir atLezoux .	Lavoir at Soiron Belgium.	Lavoir at Bellefontaine, Belgium.	Lavoir at Clérey-la-Côte (France).	Lavoir gascon at Mimizan
Lavoir atFlassans-sur-Issole (Var,	Floating lavoir atMesnac en Charente	The lavoir below the church atÉtrigny	Le lavoir et le vieux moulin de Mohiville, Belgium.	A Lavoir on a river in Auvergne atBlesle.	Lavoir at Mareil-Marly
Lavoir at Château de Candé	Alavoir at Barcena Mayor en Cantabrie.	Municipal Lavoir atMarvejols	Small lavoir inUzeste