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The four banal (English: common oven) was a feudal institution in medieval France used by French villagers to cook bake bread. Chanaz, SE France (127 Stock Photo - Alamy
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The banal Four of Villar d'Arene - Villar d'Arene - Heritage and cultural visits in the French Alps Oisans
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Une requête paysanne pour la suppression d'un four banal à la fin du Moyen – Age – Blog du prof d'histoire – géo qui est aussi coordo ULIS
![Four Banal (Oven) in Montblanc. It was completed in the XVI century and the villagers used to bake their bread there. Restored in the XX century Stock Photo - Alamy Four Banal (Oven) in Montblanc. It was completed in the XVI century and the villagers used to bake their bread there. Restored in the XX century Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2FMA4KJ/four-banal-oven-in-montblanc-it-was-completed-in-the-xvi-century-and-the-villagers-used-to-bake-their-bread-there-restored-in-the-xx-century-2FMA4KJ.jpg)