Bessin's rural heritage reaffirms its defense of landscapes

About fifty people participated, on Wednesday, August 13 in Vierville-sur-Mer, in the general meeting of Patrimoine rural du Bessin. Mayor Jean-Marie Oxéant presented the municipality and its commitment to the quality of the landscapes, which he linked to the low urbanization of the coast.

President Jean Leproux took stock of a year without exceptional action. He recalled the interventions of the association to facilitate the restoration of a bridge over the Seulles, at the Manoir, and protect the surroundings of the castle of Magny and the church of Mosles.

The association had also acted against several wind turbine projects. Its president specified that his role was not to choose between wind and nuclear, nor to defend an ecological doctrine, but to preserve the character of villages and their landscapes. For the association, pylons of more than a hundred meters, visible several kilometers away, risked breaking the harmony of the Bessin. Without hoping to prevent any implantation, she wanted to limit the number and obtain strict regulations.

The second part of the evening was devoted to a conference by Gérard Pouchain on Bayeux and the Bessin in literature. He had chosen nine writers who came to Bayeux in the 19th century, who had used the city as a setting, had evoked it or had made a critical reading of it. He also recalled that Vierville-sur-Mer had served as a model village for Zola.

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