The Chalon Cross

 

This cross is on the corner of an enclosure on the outskirts of Draché, on the road to Maillé. It dates from 1882 and is known as the Croix Chalon.

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UPDATE -- RESPONSE TO COMMENTS

chm -- the cross is on the corner of a walled courtyard, the barn is further back. The bollards in front of the cross I assume are to protect it from passing farm machinery. There is no bench.