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.
