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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
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Isabelle Martinetti

Memories of life among the elements at France's Mont Aigoual weather station

The Mont Aigoual observatory in the Cévennes, southern France. © RFI/I. Martinetti

Cévennes – Mont Aigoual in southern France is famous for its weather station, built in 1894. Until recently, the remote site was staffed round the clock – but now it has become fully automated. The last technician to be posted there as head of the observatory shares her memories with RFI.

Chantal Vimpère, a technician for the French weather service Météo France, was the first woman in France to lead a weather station.

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