Lavoir de Jouy-la-Fontaine, Public washhouse in Jouy-le-Moutier, France.

The Lavoir de Jouy-la-Fontaine is a public washhouse built in the first half of the 19th century, standing on the Rue des Blanchards in the hamlet of Jouy-la-Fontaine. It takes the form of an impluvium: closed on three sides, it sheltered the washerwomen in all weathers, and it is covered with a sheet-metal roof.

The washhouse in Jouy-la-Fontaine, a hamlet of Jouy-le-Moutier in the Val-d'Oise, was built in the first half of the 19th century. It stands on the Rue des Blanchards and is roofed with sheet metal. Its three closed sides sheltered the washerwomen in all weather.

The lavoir's French name comes from the Latin lavatorium, and its form is an impluvium: closed on three sides, it sheltered the washerwomen from bad weather. The roof is made of sheet metal. It stands in the Rue des Blanchards in Jouy-la-Fontaine, a hamlet of Jouy-le-Moutier.

The washhouse stands on Rue des Blanchards in the hamlet of Jouy-la-Fontaine, part of Jouy-le-Moutier. It is closed on three sides, so the interior stays sheltered in any weather; the open side faces the street.

The washhouse is built as an impluvium: its roof slopes inward to channel rainwater into the basins, and three closed sides sheltered the washerwomen from bad weather. It stands on the Rue des Blanchards in the hamlet of Jouy-la-Fontaine, part of Jouy-le-Moutier.