"Journalists are appalled by the show, it's a disaster," says Danielle Segato, in the middle of filming with a television crew.
On his plot, several hundred fir trees over fifty years old have been felled, a stream has been diverted and traces of oil pollution are still visible.
Two weeks ago, alerted by the sounds of chainsaw, the inhabitants of Perles-et-Castelet (Ariège) came across Spanish workers in the middle of work.
“They alerted the town hall, which contacted the various owners,” explains one of them, Eric Bonrepaux, who lives in Toulouse (Haute-Garonne).
“I am 58 years old and the sixteen felled oaks are older than me.
Beyond the financial damage, it is moral damage.
They destroyed low walls built by my great-grandfather.
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"An atypical delinquency"
In total, between 300 and 400 trees have disappeared.
A Spanish company from Lerida (Catalonia) is in the sights of owners.
“She pleads the error and offered us money so that we do not file a complaint.
But it is out of the question to deal with it.
It is to be condemned "
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he assures.
Laurent Dumaine, public prosecutor of Foix, wants to go further, considering that it is necessary "to identify all the responsibilities".
"It is an atypical delinquency which requires real logistics", he insists.
He tries to relate these facts to other cuts in Ariège and in the neighboring departments.
“In addition to the offense of theft with degradation committed in a meeting, punishable by five years in prison, an investigation is underway for damage to the environment,” he explains.
We must protect this heritage, which is very dear to Ariégeois.
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