Special envoy to Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon.
In December, the weather is seasonal in Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon. It is the name of the river which crosses this commune of Deux-Sèvres in the extreme south-east of the Marais poitevin. The sky is gray, the ground is greasy and the sea wind icy. It is necessary to show a white paw to enter the site which contains the first water reserve of a series of 16 which will be built within five years on this vast agricultural territory (200,000 hectares) located in the Sèvre Niortaise basin. , straddling three departments (Deux-Sèvres, Charente-Maritime and Vienne).
This one, with a storage capacity of 245,000 m (the equivalent of more than 80 Olympic swimming pools) is located at the south-eastern end of the Marais Poitevin.
A security guard checks the identity of visitors before opening a gate which gives access to this 7-hectare plot, completely fenced and secured by cameras attached to the posts of the mesh enclosure.
Once at the top of the ...
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