Crin-Crau #59 : du coté de Saint-Pardoux

North of Haute-Vienne, between Compreignac and Saint-Pardoux, between Razés and Saint-Symphorien, the waters of Lake Saint-Pardoux shimmer under the Limousin sun. Now, in the warmer months, many swimmers splash around, anglers wade, and walkers stroll along its shores. But it wasn't always this way. There was a time when meadows stretched along the banks of the Couze and Ritord rivers, and cows grazed. In the village of Chabanas, in the commune of Compreignac, Suzanne and Serge Mérigaud remember those not-so-distant days…