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Le Buëch autrefois
Published in 2000, this book by Louis Massot presents numerous old postcards and documents on the cantons of LARAGNE, RIBIERS, ORPIERRE and ROSANS (volume 1).
At the beginning of the 20th century, they had 66 municipalities and 22,938 inhabitants representing 21% of the departmental population (109,510 inhabitants). In 2000 there were only 60 municipalities left (those of AGNIELLES, MONTEGLIN, BARRET-LE-HAUT, POMET and CHATILLON-LE-DESERT having disappeared, those of ETOILE and ST CYRICE having grouped together), with 18,172 inhabitants, or only 15% of the population of HAUTES ALPES (121,419 inhabitants). "The rural exodus has had serious consequences here, with some cantons having been more affected than others. Those responsible are not, however, determined to suffer fate and give up in order to react on natural conditions. I wanted, without any pretension, in this book illustrated with 300 photos or postcards, to allow the reader to go back a few hundred years in order to discover, through images, the experiences of our fellow citizens of the time. Thus he will perhaps be able to find the face of his father or great-grandmother, rediscover the lost profession, see his house or his neighborhood again, remember the exceptional event that did not fail to capture the photographer on paper, appreciate the evolution of the landscapes, places, etc.
At the beginning of the 20th century, they had 66 municipalities and 22,938 inhabitants representing 21% of the departmental population (109,510 inhabitants). In 2000 there were only 60 municipalities left (those of AGNIELLES, MONTEGLIN, BARRET-LE-HAUT, POMET and CHATILLON-LE-DESERT having disappeared, those of ETOILE and ST CYRICE having grouped together), with 18,172 inhabitants, or only 15% of the population of HAUTES ALPES (121,419 inhabitants). "The rural exodus has had serious consequences here, with some cantons having been more affected than others. Those responsible are not, however, determined to suffer fate and give up in order to react on natural conditions. I wanted, without any pretension, in this book illustrated with 300 photos or postcards, to allow the reader to go back a few hundred years in order to discover, through images, the experiences of our fellow citizens of the time. Thus he will perhaps be able to find the face of his father or great-grandmother, rediscover the lost profession, see his house or his neighborhood again, remember the exceptional event that did not fail to capture the photographer on paper, appreciate the evolution of the landscapes, places, etc.
