On this summer morning, the sun is not yet fully shining. But, on the edge of a national forest, the lake of Saint-Apollinaire has already put on its postcard clothes where the surrounding peaks are reflected in the water. But is he really leaving them? “It’s a paradise on earth here,” smiles Régine Reboul. There is the landscape, the tranquility… This place gives off an energy. When you are near the 5,900 m2 of the glacial lake, overlooking the 28 km2 of Serre-Ponçon, you are in the “neighborhood” of the sixty-year-old, who has lived here for nine years and manages the Bistro Saint-André where you meet campers, hikers and swimmers.
“It’s a source of pride, a jewel, a setting, our little extra. In winter, we talk about it as “little Canada””, abounds Daniel Bey, the mayor of Saint-Apollinaire, 196 souls at the last census – double in summer. The municipality of Hautes-Alpes took over the management of the campsite two…
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