Cantal: the story of Jussac told, from yesterday to today

Church, fountain, wash house, none emblematic place of the town has no secrets for retirees’ friendly of the fountain and the federation movement 15. The ambulatory visit in which they participated told local stories and anecdotes told by René Bioulac, Jacques Dejou and Yves Pommarède.

Rediscovery of yesteryear

The forties of participants was thus able to discover unusual places of the old town with its many shops now extinct. They attended the conference on the buronsfrom their origin to the present day presented by Michel Georgin who worked to restore the developments of this typical Cantal buildingits specificities according to the time of construction, the location.

Documented developments

From the projection of sketch carried out during numerous hikes, it invites a presentation of architectural evolution and the role of burons on five centuries.

Drawing inspiration from various documentation and photos, he retraces the lives of buronniers through the chronological evolution of the buildings of their workplaces. From the “hole” of Coyan plateau at the Salers buron renovated to accommodate the touriststhe author evokes the architectural stages, linked to specificities and constraints of their timewho scored five centuries of summer pasture without forgetting to pay tribute to the people who lived this life. A very harsh life softened by strong and emotional memory of the few testimonies collected.

For those who wished, the visit of the brassware was also proposed.

JLP

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