Culture in Lozere

Although population lack, the Lozere tries to develop any form of culture, in very varied fields:

Cinema

Music and Arts of the Street

  • Several festivals made their appearance with the passing of years:
    • Festi' Valley of Olt (in May, Bleymard)
    • Festival Nights of the dahu (in October, Bleymard)
    • Festival of Langlade (in August, Langlade-Brenoux)
    • Festival Turnings of the world (in July, Chanac)
    • Gouaille Festival (in December, Bédouès)
  • Tales and Rencontres

Literature

  • Mende accommodated during several years the Rencontre of the writers during the month of August, the occasion to meet local authors, and international such as Michel Folco, Calixthe Beyala,…
  • a festival of Cartoon was also organized in July in the town of Marvejols, gathering various and varied artists (Jean-Louis Pesch,…)

Regional culture

  • Each year, association Espoir Oc proposes a great festival with Marvejols around the regional traditions and of the culture occitane. a COP will era Lausera is the occasion to discover or redécouvrir Lozere of antan, thanks to cultural activities, gastronomical, folk, artisanal,… Is also proposed a mass in occitan in the Notre-Dame church of Carce de Marvejols.

Astronomy, division and curiosity

  • In the month of August, ''' the solar nights ''' is organized. The objective of this ''' event écocitoyen ''' is to join together all the generations, local population and tourist, around an original event, which wants to be most respectful possible site which accommodates it. Natural environment and human is indeed in the middle of the concerns of organizing association. The idea is to invite the spectator to discover a majestic natural site, into night. At the fallen night, small fireflies clarify the site thanks to solar energy and mark out the way of the spectator. This one does not have any more that to let itself guide, for one strolls night where the imaginary one, the memory of the place and the poetry of the night inspire the various tales, testimonys, musics, dances, theater, exposures and others surprised to discover.

External bonds

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