Association
Contact person
Gilbert Milesi
E-mail address
gmi.methamis@gmail.com
Address
Quartier Bel air
84570 Méthamis
Knowledge of dry stone involves researching, identifying and documenting heritage features.
What kind of actions?
Identification
Description of past and future actions
Identification of the different structures in the village (bories, fig trees, water systems, emblematic walls, etc.) using the cartography provided by Mme Larcena. Excel file with name, location, photos, Geoportail screen copy, plot, condition of the structure and its surroundings, etc.
The aim of dry stone restoration is to preserve and rehabilitate these ancestral structures, ensuring their integrity and durability.
What kind of actions ?
Site
Description of past and future actions
2 training courses run by a dry-stone mason in Vaucluse, followed by restoration of walls, bories, wells and eagles.
Exchanges in May and June 2022 with Croatians from the island of Brač as part of a Leader project.
Creation of a theme trail to promote our heritage. Inauguration planned for October 2023.
To come: continued renovation of structures and pre-inventory.
Enhancing the value of dry stone involves sharing its cultural and historical wealth with the public through various means of communication and education.
What kind of actions ?
Trail creation
Exhibitions
Lectures
Exchanges of know-how
Description of past and future actions
Heritage Day, exchange of know-how with Croatians, Goult congress, media coverage including the municipal newspaper and Prioriterre on France3.
Description of the type of heritage on which the association works
Paths lined with dry stone walls
Retaining walls on traffic routes
Aiguiers
Tanks
Fountains, wash-houses
Drainage galleries, covered ditches
Wells
Springs
Small bories (huts) in the fields
Contact person
Gilbert Milesi
E-mail address
gmi.methamis@gmail.com