The saving vine, “Un si grand soleil” on France 3 and a Grand Site in difficulty… the essential news in the region

L'actu en région ce mardi 20 août. J.-M. M, S.C et D. R.

Every evening at 8:30 p.m., find the 5 regional news items of the day that you shouldn't have missed.

Gardiole fires: the vines protected Frontignan

#HERAULT Known for being a natural firebreak, the vines probably avoided the worst in the terrible fire that ravaged 350 hectares of scrubland on Sunday between Gigean and Frontignan. And probably saved the Muscat city. "The vine is always green. It burns with difficulty, unlike softwoods. And, normally, at the foot of the vines, there is not supposed to be any grass", estimates Marc Clopez, forest fire expert and vice-president of the Hérault forest owners’ union. Unfortunately, although they helped slow the progression of the flames, vines were still impacted. "A little less than five hectares of vineyards, counts William Juan, president of the Muscat de Frontignan cooperative cellar. Looking at the extent of the damage to the scrubland, we can say that we came out well.

“Such a big sun” on France 3 from September 9

#TELEVISION The daily series "Un si grand soleil" changes channel with broadcast on France 3 from Monday September 9, the France Télévisions group announced this Tuesday. From Monday to Friday, every day, a new episode will be offered from 8:40 p.m., on France 3, preceded by the rebroadcast of the previous day's episode at 8:20 p.m. The episodes will always be available on france.tv from the Friday preceding the weekly broadcast. The series has been filmed for 6 years in the studios of the France Télévisions group (V Studios), in Vendargues, and in Montpellier and its surrounding areas.

A complicated first for the Grand Site Salagou Mourèze

#TOURISMIt's a difficult first summer season for the Salagou-Mourèze site, which this year obtained the Grand Site de France label. On the Salagou side, an alert for excessively high cyanobacteria levels led the Department to advise against swimming. A first for the lake created more than half a century ago. On the Mourèze side, the weather conditions led to several days of closure of the Mourèze-Liausson Massif, according to a new prefectural decree, taken at the beginning of the summer, which regulates access to the site in the event of a fire risk. And, yesterday, the prefecture had planned the closure of the Cirque. Bathing disrupted, dolomite cirque closed, everything is being done to make the Grand Site regain its colors…

A species of extinct turtle found in the P.-O.

#BIODIVERSITYA biologist and his father, who went looking for snakes, apparently discovered by chance a “Hermanni Hermanni of the Albères strain” turtle in the Albères massif, in the Pyrénées-Orientales. An exploit for the duo ? Yes, because the species has been declared extinct since 1986, as reported by our colleagues at L’Indépendant. This specimen, which could be Spanish, is over 40 years old and could therefore be a survivor of the fire that ravaged the Albères massif in 1986.

Millau will host the French pétanque championships

#AVEYRON 384: this is the number of competitors from the French pétanque elite expected in Millau on the weekend of August 30 and 31, 2025. Because the land of the World Pétanque Championships that makes the city vibrate every year will host the French men's doubles and women's head-to-head championships. 384 competitors will be present: 128 doubles and 128 players and a large grandstand of 3,000 seats to watch the show.

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