La Margeride

La Margeride is a mountainous region of France, spreading intothe départements of Cantal, Haute-Loire and Lozère.
It is home to the Ecomusée de la Margeride, The three sites here reveal different aspects of rural life in the Margeride region.
The Ruynes tower at Ruynes-en-Margeride focuses on the aromatic and edible plants of yesteryear in the St Martin garden.
At Loubaresse (17km to the south of Ruynes), Pierre Allègre's farm portrays the life of a local family in the late 19C.
At Signalauze (5km to the south of Ruynes), a reconstructed classroom from the Clémence Fortille school
depicts primary school life in the first half of the 20C.
 

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