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Corrèze: a family living in a cabin in the woods threatened with eviction
In their cabin made of clay and hay, which depends on a solar panel for electricity, Jonathan, Caroline and their two years old live peacefully in the middle of the woods. When the cold freezes their water supply, Jonathan goes to the stream to refuel. The couple left Paris two years ago to settle on this plot, in Corrèze. “First winter, there was a bit of apprehension, because a farmer told us that we would not be clever in our cabin in -15 ° C”, recalls Caroline. The couple of environmental activists have founded a website to promote their lifestyle. The candidates for a return to nature are more and more numerous with the health crisis. The municipality of Chasteaux lodges a complaint “Our initiative is to encourage people who own land but who do not take care of it to make it available to collectives who are committed to regenerating and preserving the land”, explains Jonathan. Like them, a dozen people settled in these woods. But the town of Chasteaux has taken legal action: these new inhabitants are installed in an area at risk of landslides. “If the municipality does not file a complaint, if there are accidents, the municipality will be responsible.” The family risks being evicted and their hut destroyed.
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