New itinerary on the value of landscapes

The tour followed on from some forty interviews held with local inhabitants. Based on the sometimes converging, sometimes different opinions collected therefrom, Passeur-Paysagistes identified 4 places representative of the most distinctive landscape features. 

The 4 places were all stopping points along the way in order to exchange viewpoints on the highly diverse landscapes they featured: 

• Saint-Saturnin-sur-Loire: southern hillside, small villages and farming and winegrowing areas
• Saint-Mathurin-sur-Loire: the levee and its various uses (car, bicycle and pedestrian); industrial landscapes alongside the railway
• Brain-sur-l’Authion: the Brain “marshland” and the Authion Valley’s field crops
• Trélazé: urbanisation of the agglomeration and slate quarry wasteland

At the final stop, the panoramic views from the slate mound took in the entire area travelled and led to all-round discussion on landscapes, production of economic activities and residential choices. 

Following the tour, a video summarising it is in preparation, with a view to initiating discussion during a workshop planned for mid-September. 

Partners

The scientific consortium lending its support to Mission Val de Loire is made up of:  

• the University of Tours’ Citères Laboratory
• the LADYSS Laboratory run by the CNRS and Universities of Paris 1, 7, 8 and 10
• CEMOTEV, the University of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines’ laboratory
• the Passeurs-Paysagistes association, which is responsible for carrying out interviews and organising tours and workshops in collaboration with Mission Val-de-Loire researchers and members concerned.