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The anger of Spanish farmers spills over into the regions

#P-O/AUDE – In Spain, the mobilization of farmers led to disruptions on French roads and particularly on the A9. Since Tuesday February 13, the A9 motorway was closed to traffic between Narbonne and Le Boulou (Spanish border), which also disrupted the secondary road network, causing long queues for motorists and passengers. heavyweight. In Spain, around ten sections of highways were blocked by tractors. Like their European colleagues, Spanish farmers are protesting against competition that they consider unfair from countries outside the European Union. On Wednesday February 14, the Pyrénées-Orientales prefecture announced the lifting of blockages on the A9. However, due to the very high density of heavy goods vehicle traffic when traffic resumes, drivers of light vehicles are strongly advised to use the secondary network to travel to Spain.

L’A69 arrives at the National Assembly

#TARN-ET-GARONNE/TARN – After gathering more than 50,000 signatures on his petition, the&rsquo The association La Voie est libre, opposed to the motorway project between Castres and Toulouse, had obtained the holding of a debate on the A69 motorway within the sustainable development commission of the National Assembly. This commission, made up of 70 deputies from all sides, met this Wednesday. The environmentalist deputy for Haute-Garonne Christine Arrighi has obtained a commission of inquiry, which will last six months, on the legal and financial arrangement of the A69 motorway project.

The number of the day: 14

#MONTPELLIER – This is the number of linear kilometers in the archives of the city of Montpellier. A true memory of the Hérault capital, the municipal documents, today scattered over several sites, will now join the old departmental archives building. The site on Avenue de Castelnau, occupied for four years by the Lutoppia squat, will be completely rehabilitated. Cost of the project: 20 M€. The municipal archives should be moved by 2027.

Towards the demolition of the Avogadro tower in Pissevin

#NÎMES –Symbol of the Pissevin district in Nîmes, the Avogadro tower will soon be nothing more than a memory. This Wednesday, elected officials, professional residents and associations visited the demolition site, which was suspended for many months following the discovery of asbestos in the exterior seals. Now, the asbestos removal phase of this titanic project having been completed (1.6 tonnes of fiber cement extracted), phase 2 has started with the trimming of the roof of the 63 meter high building and its double slab , then the interior demolition of the floors. « The complete treatment of a platform of approximately 350 m2 on each floor lasts between a week and ten days, explains Daniel Évrard, site manager. Demolition work on this building will continue with its total destruction during the month of July. A much more spectacular operation for which the use of explosives has already been recorded by the authorities.

"Le Petit Thalamus de Montpellier" award-winning

#OCCITAN – The Academy of Inscriptions and Belles-Lettres has just awarded the work published by PULM, "Le petit Thalamus de Montpellier, “Annales occitanes”", the Prix des Antiquités de la France 2024. This prize recognizes each year a work which has contributed to highlight the monumental or written heritage of France. The original text of the Petit Thalamus de Montpellier is in Occitan, which was the official language of the Hérault capital in the Middle Ages. It immerses us in the medieval past of Montpellier. His translation has been available since November 2023 in this remarkable book, now award-winning, thanks to the immense work of linguists and historians which lasted nearly a decade.

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