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Wine treats
#MONTPEYROUX – This Sunday, October 20, 2024, Montpeyroux (Hérault), hosts the Régalades. A celebration of local wines that will match the food and wine pairings imagined by Michelin-starred chef Daniel Lutrand, sommelier Jean-Philippe Vivant of Pastis, and Philippe Ramon, chef of SouKa. “The old church of Montpeyroux, restored, lends itself well to this type of event”savors François Boudou, president of the AOP Languedoc Montpeyroux. On the kitchen side, “Very big names have signed the Régalades menus, many starred chefs and Meilleurs Ouvriers de France have passed through there”remembers Philippe Ramon.
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#Millau – This is the height of the monumental cross, created by the artist Jean-Jacques Bris which will soon be erected in the Saint-François de Millau church, in Aveyron. She should be blessed during a mass on November 1, 2024. The result of an order placed by the deanery of the Millavois region, this work in patinated brass gilded with leaf is currently in the workshop and will join the statue of the Virgin and the two paintings representing Lamentation.
Barjac buys a luxury villa to attract a doctor
#Gard – The fight against medical deserts is a priority in rural areas. To attract a general practitioner, the town of Barjac, 1,576 inhabitants, in the Gard, 75 km from Nîmes, pulled out all the stops. And a few real estate arguments to tip the scales: 200 square meter house with garden, swimming pool and bowling green… Cost of the operation: 1.2 million euros, half for the purchase of the accommodation, the other for its renovation and the installation of medical equipment. “Bourg de l’Uzège, Barjac, Gard, and 14 surrounding villages, looking for doctors”explains on Facebook, the mayor, Édouard Chaulet. Today, Barjac only has one part-time doctor. Which forces residents to travel miles to seek advice. The fault, according to the mayor, is the lowering of the numerus clausus which deprives rural populations of access to satisfactory medical care.
Real estate: falling prices in Hérault
#TENDENCY – A study by the Chamber of Notaries shows that in Hérault, all real estate combined, transactions show a drop of 29% between July 2023 and June 2024. “We went from 32,640 sales last year (2023) to 23,200”comments Laurent Vialla, notary in Montpellier and president of the Hérault chamber of notaries. This drop in transactions was accompanied by a drop in property prices. This drop concerns not only old apartments (-0.7% over one year) with a median price around €3,360 per m2 but also new apartments (0.8% over one year) with a median price at 4,680 € per m2 and old houses (-2.4% over one year) with a median price of €260,000. Two or three-room apartments represent 61% of sales for old buildings and 80% of sales for new buildings. Montpellier is not immune to the decline, particularly in the old buildings, at La Chamberte, Aiguelongue, the historic center, La Pompignane and even Les Arceaux.
Face to nose with a bear
#PYRENEES – “It was a one in a million chance.” Renaud Gouezel still can’t believe it. At the beginning of October, during a trip to the Pyrenees with three of his bowhunting friends, this Isère resident found himself less than 15 m from a bear. It would be Néré, the oldest brown bear in the Pyrenees. A moment that he immortalized in a video.
“We had pitched our tents and were going hunting. And I saw this unusual fleece. I understood that it was a bear. Our first instinct was to see if it was a mother with her cub. There It would have been dangerous.”explains Renaud. It lasted about 3 minutes. We were looking at each other and after a while he turned around.” An experience he won’t soon forget.
