Denis Le Bras owns a plot of land of 1,300 m² in the commune of La Forêt-Fouesnant, bordering Fouesnant, in South Finistère.
The building permit he had submitted was canceled following the intervention of an association for the protection of Pays Fouesnantais and the land became non-constructible, for agricultural use.
This then poses the problem of knowing what to do with this surface: leave it fallow or find a use for it?
“I am part of the association Les Amis des Vignes du Braden in Quimper.
We grow vines and obtain a small vintage each year.
As there are shared gardens in front of the vineyards, I had the idea of offering my land for this use.
And as I made friends with Ukrainian refugees in the canton, I said to myself that they would surely be delighted to grow fresh vegetables.
I live several kilometers from the land and I already have my little vegetable garden at home.
It's a shame to leave the plot fallow.
And I don’t want to sell right now.”
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Denis Le Bras wishes to primarily offer this opportunity to Ukrainian refugees but is open to any request from anyone wishing to get their hands on the land and taste local vegetables.
All for free.
A laudable initiative… but complicated to implement.
“It would be good for the Forêt-Fouesnant town hall to clean the land because there is tall grass.
And then, why not make a few lines to demarcate the plots to make several gardens?
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“We cannot intervene on private land”
A wish of the owner which causes difficulties, the land not being communal.
And the commune of Forêt-Fouesnant already has around ten shared gardens on a communal plot, “Les Jardins de Noé” (
to benefit from it, it is necessary to register on a waiting list then sign a contract agreement). temporary occupation of the public domain
).
“We have certainly put an enclosure and demarcated the plots but it is communal land and not private.
Usual maintenance is the responsibility of the occupants of the plots.
We cannot intervene on private land,” explains Fabien Le Gall, responsible for green spaces in the municipality.
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As the mayor, Daniel Goyat, points out, the municipality has numerous proposals from owners who do not want to sell their plot but also do not want to leave it fallow.
“The only solution would be for the owner to sell us the plot.
But that’s another debate and we are already regularly asked for this type of proposal.”
In addition to the shared gardens, Forêt-Fouesnant grazes Ouessant sheep on a communal plot.
An idea that could be emulated.