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fromThe Local France
1 hour ago

Diagonal du vide - What's really in France's so-called 'empty' middle?

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.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

A moment that changed me: I thought I'd never fit in in rural France until a revelation at the boulangerie

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.
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