Lac de la Cavayère
Artificial lake born from a burned pine valley, with sandy beaches, water sports and a lakeside trail.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Lac de la Cavayère, just outside Carcassonne, goes back to the late nineteen eighties, when a mayor named Raymond Chésa bet his reputation on turning a fire-blackened valley into a free lake for the town. It follows a drought, a looming municipal election, and an opposition sensing a fiasco. Best heard at the water's edge, close enough to reach down and touch it.
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