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Ec(H)o Village ELISA

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About the Communities

  • Established
  • French
  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 2018

What we do

… L’île de La Réunion se situe dans l’hémisphère sud, dans le sud-ouest de l’Océan Indien et à 10 000 km de France, 600 km à l’est de Madagascar…
Son histoire issue de la colonisation et de l’esclavage, a forgé des habitants vers une forme de résilience.
Les 1ers écovillages sont nés des “marons”, qui pour fuir l’esclavage ont retrouvé leur “liberté” sur les pentes et au centre de cette île volcanique.
Ils ont pu alors :

  • construire un “toit” pour s’abriter, en matériaux de récupération (biosourcés)
  • planter et se nourrir (vestiges de riz sauvage de Madagascar, manioc, patate,…. lors de leur traversée)
  • se soigner (plantes endémiques des autres îles ; “alicaments”,…
  • travailler (“huile de coude”)
  • etc

Ainsi, ce projet s’inspire directement de nos ancêtres et permettra de relever les défis climatiques localement, AVEC et PAR les CITOYENS pour un village de 2 100 habitants sur 1 600 hectares…
2 objectifs :

  • autonomie alimentaire (60 hectares en agroforesterie et permaculture…)
  • autonomie énergétique (2 ha en agrivoltaïsme)

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  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Languages
  • French
  • Community type
  • Ecovillage

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2018
  • Started living together
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
Total
2100

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