On the plains, the cave dwellings are dug into the walls of vast vertically excavated depressions. The cavities are arranged around a large courtyard that the cave dwellers call the “carréî. This Cave dwelling was renovated in the 2000s (region of Saumur, France). [1118N177 © Laurent Triolet/www.mondesouterrain.fr]

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