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A day on the confines of confined France

CHAMONIX (HAUTE-SAVOIE)
Pierre Munier is a dairy cow breeder at the Mont-Roc farm in Argentière. “In terms of work, it hasn’t changed much, because the animals always have the same rhythm, but there is less tourism so we deliver a little less cheese than usual. We are a bit in doubt for the future, like everyone else. “

THE PLAINE SAINT-DENIS (SEINE-SAINT-DENIS)


PARIS

ALISE-SAINTE-REINE (CÔTE-D’OR)


(To the left) In the capital, running in the morning is only allowed until 10 am, to avoid the crowds on the streets the rest of the day. (To the right) Amandine Monard, mayor of the village, goes out to jog.


LA ROQUE-D’ANTHÉRON (BOUCHES-DU-RHÔNE)

LA ROQUE-D’ANTHÉRON (BOUCHES-DU-RHÔNE)


Isabelle Pion, a liberal nurse, starts her tour early in the village and at the retirement home L’Oustaou.

LECCI (CORSE-DU-SUD)

LECCI (CORSE-DU-SUD)


Francois Barthelat is a marine trader and runs a boat rental shop. He is worried about his activity.

THE CONQUET (FINISTÈRE)
Jean-Marc Hobe opens his greenhouses on his 60 hectare farm. He no longer sells to restaurants in the region, but direct sales have exploded.


MULHOUSE (HAUT-RHIN)

MEZEL (PUY-DE-DÔME)

SAINT-DENIS (SEINE-SAINT-DENIS)

LYON (RHÔNE)

TOULOUSE (HAUTE-GARONNE)

FOS-SUR-MER (BOUCHES-DU-RHÔNE)

DEAUVILLE (CALVADOS)

LILLE (NORTH)

SAINT-ANDRÉ-DE-CUBZAC (GIRONDE)




MARSEILLE (BOUCHES-DU-RHÔNE)
In front of Saint-Charles station.

THE CONQUET (FINISTÈRE)

SAINT-DENIS (SEINE-SAINT-DENIS)


(To the left) Maxime, security assistant at the town hall of Le Conquet, filters the entrance to the market and gives hydroalcoholic gel. (To the right) Mrs. M., mother of 4, at the Carrefour supermarket.

CHAMONIX (HAUTE-SAVOIE)

CHAMONIX (HAUTE-SAVOIE)


On the night of Saturday April 11 to Sunday April 12, cars registered outside of Haute-Savoie parked in the city of Chamonix were tagged with reference to Covid-19. It is also the start of planting in the Barrats collective garden.

TOULOUSE (HAUTE-GARONNE)
Marie-Hélène, 30, doctor of medicine, in the Saint-Cyprien cultural space, transformed into a center for examining suspicion at Covid-19.


PARIS
The entrance to the metro at the Forum des Halles.


MONTPELLIER (HÉRAULT)
In front of La Poste Rondelet.


LECCI (CORSE-DU-SUD)

ALISE-SAINTE-REINE (CÔTE-D’OR)


(To the left) Pierre and Nicolas Bessard are twin brothers and are 26 years old. Both seasonal in catering, they are worried about their financial situation. (To the right) Alain and Sylvie Baffaro have lunch in their garden in the sun.

MONTIVILLIERS (SEINE-MARITIME)

MONTIVILLIERS (SEINE-MARITIME)


Jean-Pierre is suffering from a lung disease and is part of the public at risk. He and his son William have not been out of the apartment for a month. Veronique, his partner, takes care of the races.

LEMPDES (PUY-DE-DÔME)
At the entrance to the Cora shopping center.


LA ROQUE-D’ANTHÉRON (BOUCHES-DU-RHÔNE)
Sandrine Borel adapted her farm to sell cheese while respecting barrier gestures.


BORDEAUX (GIRONDE)
In Sam’s tobacco bar, a bettor has just bet on the only football match maintained during this pandemic period, in Belarus.


CHAMONIX (HAUTE-SAVOIE)
Patrol with the High Mountain Gendarmerie (PGHM) platoon from Chamonix Mont-Blanc. The PGHM carries out certification checks every day on alpine trails.

PALAVAS-LES-FLOTS (HÉRAULT)

ALISE-SAINTE-REINE (CÔTE-D’OR)



MARSEILLE (BOUCHES-DU-RHÔNE)



GERZAT (PUY-DE-DÔME)
At Biau Jardin, we prepare the 1,140 market garden baskets that are delivered each week.


LECCI (CORSE-DU-SUD)

LILLE (NORTH)

MULHOUSE (HAUT-RHIN)

LYON (RHÔNE)

DRANCY (SEINE-SAINT-DENIS)

TOULOUSE (HAUTE-GARONNE)



LA ROQUE-D’ANTHÉRON (BOUCHES-DU-RHÔNE)
Robert Papin plays the guitar every day in front of the elderly people at the L’Oustaou residence.


GUJAN-MESTRAS (GIRONDE)
Eric, oyster farmer at the port of La Barbotière, still manages to sell his oysters thanks to the maintenance of the Floirac market. He lost more than half of his turnover, like many professions related to catering.


LE HAVRE (SEINE-MARITIME)

LE HAVRE (SEINE-MARITIME)


A maritime pilot boarded the ro-ro Grande-Brasile to guide his departure from the port. When the confinement was announced, a dozen boats were forced to stay in port and their crews were confined on board.

MARSEILLE (BOUCHES-DU-RHÔNE)

BORDEAUX (GIRONDE)
Manuel, 61, has lived on the street for a month. When he wanted to go to Portugal, he found himself trapped at the start of confinement, with no accommodation solution.


LA ROQUE-D’ANTHÉRON (BOUCHES-DU-RHÔNE)

LA ROQUE-D’ANTHÉRON (BOUCHES-DU-RHÔNE)


Each evening, Sébastien Donida takes out his sound system to play the Marseillaise. Others, at the same time, take selfies.

TOULOUSE (HAUTE-GARONNE)

LE HAVRE (SEINE-MARITIME)


A few hundred kilometers apart, people cheer at the window to pay tribute to the hospital staff.

ALISE-SAINTE-REINE (CÔTE-D’OR)
Applause and aperitif between neighbors.


LECCI (CORSE-DU-SUD)

MULHOUSE (HAUT-RHIN)



THE CONQUET (FINISTÈRE)

THE CONQUET (FINISTÈRE)


The sun sets over the city. Vladimir Feodoroff, general practitioner, still works in his office.

MONTPELLIER (HÉRAULT)
Inhabitants of Cité Gély, a gypsy district located near the city center, speak to each other from their balconies.


LYON (RHÔNE)

LILLE (NORTH)


(To the left) A delivery man waits for an order, in the city center. (To the right) Hamid, at his window, is the bartender at Le Vieux Faubourg café. Since the closure, regulars come every day to get news and chat.

PARIS

MEZEL (PUY-DE-DÔME)


(To the left) Food distribution by Les Restos du Cœur, Place de la République. (To the right) The pizza truck at the entrance to the village is working.

CHAMONIX (HAUTE-SAVOIE)
Wime is a restaurateur. Its activity is currently stopped. With his two daughters Lucie and Lisa, they create a festive atmosphere from their balcony.


NOISY-LE-SEC (SEINE-SAINT-DENIS)

LYON (RHÔNE)
Philippe Carry, “The Clockmaker of Saint-Paul”, works in his workshop in the old Lyon district.


HARFLEUR (SEINE-MARITIME)

HARFLEUR (SEINE-MARITIME)

BORDEAUX (GIRONDE)

LECCI (CORSE-DU-SUD)


(To the left) Habib worked for a platform for delivering goods to restaurants. Unemployed, he has worked as a delivery man since the start of confinement and hopes to be able to find his job at the end of the restriction measures. (To the right) On the beach of San Ciprianu, only a few houses are still lit.

SAINTE-MARIE-AUX-MINES (HAUT-RHIN)


LA ROQUE-D’ANTHÉRON (BOUCHES-DU-RHÔNE)

THE CONQUET (FINISTÈRE)



LES HOUCHES (HAUTE-SAVOIE)

LES HOUCHES (HAUTE-SAVOIE)


On land rented from the town hall, Rico’s caravan, which has worked in catering as a seasonal worker for fifteen years, and Maxime, 23, a seasonal worker as a ski lift agent, in his truck.


CREDITS

  • Pascal Aimar in Mézel
  • Bruno Amsellem In Lyon
  • Florence Brochoire in Normandy
  • Edouard Elias in Paris
  • Morgan Fache in the Chamonix Valley
  • Vassili Feodoroff at Conquet
  • Sophie Garcia in Bordeaux
  • Claire Jachymiak in Alise-Sainte-Reine
  • France Keyser at the Roque d’Anthéron
  • Ulrich Lebeuf In Toulouse
  • Sandra Mehl in Montpellier and Palavas-les-Flots
  • Olivier Metzger in Marseille
  • Camille Millerand in Seine-Saint-Denis
  • Jérôme Sessini in Mulhouse
  • Aimée Thirion in Lille
  • Kamil Zihnioglu at Lecci
  • Photo editors: Gabriel Coutagne, Pauline Eiferman, Nicolas Jimenez
  • Graphics: Agathe Dahyot, Melina Zerbib
  • Development: Grégoire Humbert

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