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Wind turbines near Swann's?

2020-09-04T18:36:23.274Z


The establishment of a fleet of 12 masts on the lands of Proust arouses the anger of heritage defenders, including Stéphane Bern.


On the side of Swann's, or on the side of the wind turbines?

A fleet of 8 to 12 masts could soon be established on the outskirts of Illiers-Combray, on the land of Marcel Proust, in Eure-et-Loir.

The village of

"aunt Léonie"

, that of Méréglise - the

"Méséglise"

of

In search of lost time -

, and the castle of Villebon - the

"Guermantes"

of Proust, already flanked by a park of 6 wind turbines - would be thus surrounded by gigantic machines 150 m high.

Three times the height of the steeple of the Illiers-Combray church and nearly one and a half times that of Chartres Cathedral, 25 km further ...

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Wind turbines: the opponents harden their fight

A petition, sponsored by Stéphane Bern, has just been launched by several heritage protection associations.

“The landscapes surrounding Illiers-Combray are unique

,” emphasizes Julien Lacaze, president of the Sites & Monuments association.

To their intrinsic interest is added a major literary importance.

If Marcel Proust mixes many memories with the reality of Illiers, the landscapes and

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Source: lefigaro

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