In 1857, Napo­leon pro­mul­ga­tes a law which obli­ges a mas­si­ve plan­ting of mari­ti­me pines in the “lan­des” of Gasco­ny. Alrea­dy exi­sting in the wild, the pines are sup­po­sed to “sani­ti­ze” this then mar­shy land. It is actual­ly a mat­ter of kee­ping up with the indu­strial revo­lu­tion. This deci­sion will mark the end of the tra­di­tio­nal […]