"The first wind turbine will be 50 m from the limits of the Perche Regional Natural Park (PNR)", immediately annoys Arnaud Casalis, president of the Association Perche Nature et Environnement (APNE), one of the organizers of the demonstration held this Saturday at the end of the day in La Bazoche-Gouet where five wind turbines 150 m high must be erected.
The gathering took the form of an information meeting in the hall of this large preserved village.
Some opponents were also Saturday morning in the streets of Le Mans (Sarthe), where 250 demonstrators marched against the projects of wind turbines in Perche and Maine.
About fifty people participated in the meeting of opponents of the wind turbine project that divides the town of La Bazoche-Gouet (Eure-et-Loir)
In La Bazoche-Gouet, a town of 1,200 inhabitants, the city council has already approved this project for 5 wind turbines led by the company Soleil du Midi and the German company Bayware.
“We were seized by a resident who discovered a measuring mast in the countryside.
Nobody knew about it, ”remembers Arnaud Casalis, who had to hire a lawyer to obtain communication of the file.
"The graphic simulations provided by the promoter minimize the visual impact," notes the opponent.
What fate for the horses?
The APNE launched a petition that collected 800 signatures.
“We have around 500 returns by post.
So these are people who put a stamp on an envelope.
This is further proof of the opposition encountered by this project, ”supports Arnaud Casalis.
A horse breeder who spoke at the public meeting fears "a disaster".
“I set up an equestrian tourism association, but we know that equines cannot stand the proximity of wind turbines.
What reactions on windy days?
How will the mares react to the births?
I don't know how I'm going to do it?
», She is alarmed.
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On October 8, the prefecture of Eure-et-Loir brought together the general states of the energy transition, in this department which provides 50% of wind energy for the entire Center-Val de Loire region.
"We were not invited, it is a consultation that takes place without us", deplores Arnaud Casalis.
Prefect Françoise Souliman is preparing a mapping according to energy modes.
She has already announced that the Perche natural park will be banned from wind turbines.
"The promoters have put their masts on the edge of the PNR", remarks Arnaud Casalis, who hopes that the municipal councils of neighboring municipalities will oppose the Bazoche-Gouet project.