Four months to erase seven wind turbines from the landscape in Hérault

In their equestrian center perched on the mountain heights of Lodève (Hérault), Christian and Marion-Laure Jessel watch for the first signs of dismantling of seven wind turbines installed 700 m from their house, in Joncels, by the company Energie renewable du Languedoc (ERL ).

The firm was ordered, on February 19 in Montpellier, to erase from the landscape of the Escandorgue, this wind farm operated in spite of two building and operating permits canceled by the Council of State.

She has four months to dismantle everything, under penalty of a penalty of 9,000 euros per day of delay.

“We are waiting to return to a normal life, without the constant noise of these wind turbines.

This is the final step in a long-term fight, ”explains Christian.

Their boarding house for horses and their horse riding center have collapsed because lovers of wild nature never dream of walking in a forest topped with blades.

The company appeals

“This decision has the value of jurisprudence.

It will no longer allow manufacturers to confront the authorities with a fait accompli, ”adds Marjolaine Villey-Migraine, president of the 34-12 collective, which brings together associations for the defense of landscapes and natural and animal resources.

"This farm is ecological nonsense, it is installed in the bird migration corridor", continues the one whose house is surrounded by the wind turbines of several parks.

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ERL, through Me François Versini-Campinchi, her lawyer, confirmed that she was appealing and that "the provisional suspension of execution will be requested".