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palafitte - translation to french
HOUSES RAISED ON PILES OVER THE SURFACE OF THE SOIL OR A BODY OF WATER
Pile dwelling; Lake dwelling; Lake Dwellings; Palafito; Palafitos; Pfahlbauten; Pile Dweller culture; Pile dwellings; Palafitte; Stilt houses; Palafitta; Palafita; Stilt-houses; Lake-dweller; Water villa
![Chamorro]] buildings raised on capped stone pillars called ''haligi''](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Chamorrohaus Rekonstruktion.jpg?width=200 "Chamorro]] buildings raised on capped stone pillars called ''haligi''")
![Palafittes of [[Ledro]], Italy](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Italien, Molina di Ledro by Niederkasseler - panoramio.jpg?width=200 "Palafittes of [[Ledro]], Italy")
![Summer family dwellings of the natives of the [[Kamchatka Peninsula]] (Russia) called [[Itelmens]] or Kamchadals. Their winter dwellings were earth-sheltered and communal.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kamchadals.gif?width=200 "Summer family dwellings of the natives of the [[Kamchatka Peninsula]] (Russia) called [[Itelmens]] or Kamchadals. Their winter dwellings were earth-sheltered and communal.")
![Castro]], [[Chiloé Archipelago]], Chile](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/PalafitosCastro2016.jpg?width=200 "Castro]], [[Chiloé Archipelago]], Chile")
![Lake Constance]], [[Pfahlbaumuseum Unteruhldingen]], Germany](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Pfahlbaumuseum Unteruhldingen-08.jpg?width=200 "Lake Constance]], [[Pfahlbaumuseum Unteruhldingen]], Germany")
![The raised ''bale'' houses of the [[Ifugao people]] with capped house posts are believed to be derived from the designs of traditional [[granaries]]<ref name="Sato1991"/>](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Traditional stilt houses in Bangaan of the Ifugao people.jpg?width=200 "The raised ''bale'' houses of the [[Ifugao people]] with capped house posts are believed to be derived from the designs of traditional [[granaries]]<ref name=\"Sato1991\"/>")
![''[[Lakeside Dwelling]]'' (1878 painting by [[Emmanuel Benner]])](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Emmanuel Benner, Habitation lacustre.jpg?width=200 "''[[Lakeside Dwelling]]'' (1878 painting by [[Emmanuel Benner]])")
![Māori]] ''pataka'' storehouses](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Maori pataka.jpg?width=200 "Māori]] ''pataka'' storehouses")
![Lacustrine Village found in [[Lake Zurich]], [[Switzerland]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lacustrine Village.jpg?width=200 "Lacustrine Village found in [[Lake Zurich]], [[Switzerland]]")
![Acehnese]] traditional house](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rumoh Acèh di Piyeung Datu.jpg?width=200 "Acehnese]] traditional house")
![A [[torogan]] of the [[Maranao people]] of the [[Philippines]] (c. 1908-1924)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Maranao Torogan (c. 1908 - 1924), Philippines.jpg?width=200 "A [[torogan]] of the [[Maranao people]] of the [[Philippines]] (c. 1908-1924)")
![Riau Islands]], [[Indonesia]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cempa stilthouses.jpg?width=200 "Riau Islands]], [[Indonesia]]")
![Washington]], [[United States]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Fragaria washington.JPG?width=200 "Washington]], [[United States]]")
![[[Bajau]] stilt houses over the sea in the [[Philippines]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Philippinen basilan seezigeuner ph04p69.jpg?width=200 "[[Bajau]] stilt houses over the sea in the [[Philippines]]")
![An African home reconstructed in [[Germany]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Haus afrika zoo gelsenkirchen.jpg?width=200 "An African home reconstructed in [[Germany]]")
![A bridge between stilt houses (''palafito'') in [[Colombia]], in [[Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Puente en zona de palafitos en Nueva Venecia-Sitionuevo-Magdalena-Colombia.jpg?width=200 "A bridge between stilt houses (''palafito'') in [[Colombia]], in [[Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta]]")
![Stilt house on [[Lake Maracaibo]], [[Zulia]], [[Venezuela]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Palafitos Lago de Maracaibo.jpg?width=200 "Stilt house on [[Lake Maracaibo]], [[Zulia]], [[Venezuela]]")
![Stilt house on [[Curiapo]], [[Delta Amacuro]], [[Venezuela]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Curiapolandschaft.jpg?width=200 "Stilt house on [[Curiapo]], [[Delta Amacuro]], [[Venezuela]]")
![Traditional stilt house in the [[Missolonghi Lagoon]], [[Western Greece]], [[Greece]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Traditional Messolongi stilt house.jpg?width=200 "Traditional stilt house in the [[Missolonghi Lagoon]], [[Western Greece]], [[Greece]]")
![Tonlé Sap Lake]], [[Cambodia]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tonle Sap stilt houses.JPG?width=200 "Tonlé Sap Lake]], [[Cambodia]]")
![Vacation resort in the [[Maldives]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Diamonds Thudufushi Beach and Water Villas, May 2017 -03.jpg?width=200 "Vacation resort in the [[Maldives]]")
!["Cabins on stilts", [[Arcachon]] Lagoon, [[France]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Arcachon1Copier.JPG?width=200 "\"Cabins on stilts\", [[Arcachon]] Lagoon, [[France]]")
![Birmany]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Blethrow Inle3.JPG?width=200 "Birmany]]")
![Ontario College of Art & Design University (OCAD)]] in Toronto, Ontario, Canada](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ocad.jpg?width=200 "Ontario College of Art & Design University (OCAD)]] in Toronto, Ontario, Canada")
palafitte
n. palafitte
Definition
lake dwelling
¦ noun a prehistoric hut built on piles driven into the bed or shore of a lake.
Derivatives
lake-dweller noun
Wikipedia
Stilt house
Stilt houses (also called pile dwellings or lake dwellings) are houses raised on stilts (or piles) over the surface of the soil or a body of water. Stilt houses are built primarily as a protection against flooding; they also keep out vermin. The shady space under the house can be used for work or storage.
Examples of use of palafitte
1. Ou, du moins, les vestiges d‘un palafitte vieux de pr';s de six millénaires.
2. Des archéologues ont trouvé des restes de bois qui constituent les vestiges d‘un palafitte construit il y a pr';s de 6000 ans.
3. Legs d‘Expo.02 aux Neuchâtelois fait d‘une série de pavillons avec terrasse et acc';s privatif au lac, le Palafitte offre le comble du confort, question habitat et design.
4. Le canton de Neuchâtel se distingue par le nombre d‘établissements en hausse: le Casapagni et l‘Hôtel de Ville ŕ La Chaux–de–Fonds, La Croisette au Locle, le Palafitte et, bien s$';r, La Maison du Prussien ŕ Neuchâtel.
5. A noter que la Fondation de Famille Sandoz s‘est constituée en quelques années un petit pôle hôtelier avec le BRP, le Riffelalp sur les hauts de Zermatt et le Palafitte ŕ Neuchâtel.