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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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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