The project is being financed by, amongst others, the
FONDATION DU PATRIMOINE which is a French organisation that has been set up to support important redevelopments or restorations that fall outside the normal boundaries of projects that are the direct responsibility of the State. While it is directly assisted by many corporate patrons, even
Mme. Bettencourt of
L'Oréal - 'Europe's Richest Woman' - it welcomes donations by any individual, and has set up the means to receive these funds - see 'click here' above!
2 comments:
M. Proust
You're doing excellent work documenting the town.
What about an occasional post about the surrounding countryside (and changes since the 17th century?)
It would be interesting to know what how the local inhabitants lived (before, presumably, they populated the town?)
All the best
Keith
Thanks for your kind words. Richelieu used to be centre for the production of white (baby) veal for the Paris market. That is why the railway extension was built in the 19th century to connect with the SNCF at Chinon, 20km away. But nowadays every one is squeamish about eating 'baby' cows, so the trade has disappeared and the railway is derelict. Except for goats for goats cheese (five local appellations; St. Maure etc.), the agriculture around does not specialise in livestock but more sunflowers and cereals, and of course wine (Chinon AOC).
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