Nouveaux habitants dans un pays de moyenne montagne

Abstract

New Inhabitants in a Medium Mountain District This article deals with a medium mountain area with a strong rural identity which has witnessed important migrant waves for about ten years. In their imagination the newcomers project their wishes on the territory which welcomes them. The local surroundings, through what they come to symbolize, then constitute the setting in which they look for their identity. The specificities of the territory take on a new significance. However their preservation proves necessary to answer the expectations of the new inhabitants. By participating in the restructuration of local territories, the latter make the creation of a new territoriality possible.