A little over a week ago, on March 18, the village of Chamborigaud (Gard) found itself cut off from the world. Or almost. One of the bridges giving access to the town (less than a thousand inhabitants) collapsed when a truck passed, miraculously leaving its driver alive. If the worst has been avoided, it is no longer possible to go through there to reach the next village, Génolhac, as well as the rest of the Cévennes, motorists having to make a detour of around thirty minutes.
This Wednesday morning, the village, accustomed to seeing nearly 3,000 vehicles pass per day, was surprisingly calm. “It feels like the beginning of January, with only the locals,” says the grocer. For the fifteen shops and services in Chamborigaud, as well as for the surrounding campsites, this is a real blow just a few days before the start of the tourist season.
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