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| Passing the rural baton: The growing appeal of the French countryside |
| 2021-03-30 |
| [France24] They are the future of rural France: more and more young graduates are giving up a lucrative career to settle in the small villages of the French countryside. Whether they're grocers, farmers or cheesemakers, these young people are doing their best to favour short food circuits and highlight local produce. We went to meet some of the members of this new generation. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #1 Across Europe the depopulation of villages and towns has apparently been a growing problem for a century. In northern Italy they were selling abandoned houses for €1 apiece five years ago, in Spain entire hamlets for a few tens of thousands of euros. I have to wonder exactly how many more and more young graduates really is — going from one to two is a 100% increase, after all. Link |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2021-03-30 14:12 |