In Sainte-Soline, in the Deux-Sèvres, the concern of the inhabitants in the face of the "water war"

In Sainte-Soline (Deux-Sevres)

I didn't think I'd see that at home and I hope it won't last!

The surprise is big for Martine, a resident of Sainte-Soline.

Since Friday, the retiree has had to deal with several hundred new neighbors.

Enough to cause a small demographic crisis in this village of 350 souls located in the heart of the Deux-Sèvres countryside.

A few hectometres away, the opponents of the project to build a "mega-basin" of 650,000 m are grouped together on land lent by a farmer.

For how long?

On Monday, the families mobilized during the weekend were no longer there and the rain made dozens of tents bend.

But more than 1,000 gendarmes remained on site to deal with around 300 people on the site.

Among them, some are ready to register for the long term despite the extension of the ban on demonstrations in this sector until Wednesday.

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