#rural-france

#rural-france

The diagonale du vide is a term describing a band of rural areas in France with low population density, transportation, and basic infrastructure. It spans from the Ardennes to the Pyrénées mountains, cutting through the Massif Central, which hosts Europe's largest dormant volcano.

I had never really fit in locally anyway. We had moved there about 10 years earlier, in 2005—a catastrophic decision, according to my agent, but a happy one for me, my wife, and our then four-year-old son.