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Origin and history

Marles-en-Brie is an emblematic building located in the municipality of the same name, in Seine-et-Marne (77), in the Île-de-France region. Built on the edge of the 19th and 20th centuries, it embodies a pivotal period when public infrastructure was developing to meet the hygienic and social needs of rural populations. This wash, inscribed as Monument Historique by order of 12 August 2014, includes external basins, a wind turbine, and the ground of the plot on which it is located.

At that time, washers played a central role in the daily life of villages. A meeting place and exchange place, they allowed the inhabitants to wash laundry while socializing. In Île-de-France, as in other regions, these infrastructures reflected the importance of collective hygiene and community organisation. Marles-en-Brie's washhouse, with its protected elements, bears witness to this tradition and utilitarian architecture of the late 19th century.

The location of the monument, at 5bis Rue Olivier, is documented in the Mérimée base, although geographical accuracy is considered mediocre (note of 5/10). This wash, still visible today, offers an overview of the domestic practices and water technologies of the time, as evidenced by the presence of a wind turbine associated with its operation.

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