Wind power

There is a strong wind that blows from the Cevannes in the north down over the plains and on to the Mediterranean.  It makes wind power a very viable option.

In this case, a grape grower has a small turbine for use at his farmhouse.

Wind power is harvested on a much larger scale in this region.  In this case, an array of a dozen huge turbines are lined up on a ridge behind the village of Villeveyrac.  We have seen huge flat bed trucks lumbering slowly through Meze on their way to the foothills of the Cevannes, bearing silo-sized components of these wind towers.  Evidently, construction is proceeding apace, which is commendable, as France is otherwise heavily reliant on nuclear power.