Delèze (deléje in dialect) means "clerestory door". This place-name refers to the end of a village, at the entrance to the grazing area. In Charmey, the homes of the big Gruyère cheese traders - known as the cheese barons - are built on the outskirts of the village centre, the Féguières district, such as the Gros-Plan house to the west, Les Clos to the south, or here on the chemin des Arses to the east.

Built in 1750, La Delèze is the epitome of the charmeysanne farmhouse. It is characterised by its gable arch (bôgo in local dialect), the eaves of which cover an openwork gallery used to dry the straw. The rows of eight and nine windows, on the first and second floors respectively, give the façade a very light appearance. The wooden façade rests on a stone base with three cheese cellars, one of which is vaulted. The cellar facing the front has three barred windows to protect the precious cheese wheels. At the rear of the farm is a rural area with a barn, a stable (for cows) and a stable (for draught animals).

The living space was certainly luxurious for its time, with several rooms heated (out of the nine habitable rooms) by two bench stoves, one of which dates from 1750 and is made of painted tiles, and an oven.

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