The prefecture of Saône-et-Loire has banned access to the summit of the Roche Solutré for the day of Saturday to prevent an action planned by the movement of "yellow vests". They planned to deploy "a giant yellow vest" on the famous cliff and to "create rope to remind our government that the leader of the rope is blocked if the last roped can not advance", according to a statement of organizers of the event.
"In order to prevent any action of the movement called yellow vests likely to produce environmental disorders in the area of the Roche de Solutré, and to prevent any bodily injury taking into account the significant risk related to the topography of the site", the prefecture decided to prohibit access to the promontory from 9h to 19h. Tourists will however be able to access the prehistoric museum installed on the side of the Roche, which dominates the vines of Pouilly-Fuissé and is classified "great site of France" since 2013.
"This is not a demonstration, there is no showcase to break"
"I am completely outraged by these methods," responded Pierre-Gaël Laveder, one of the organizers. "We chose a public place to go for a walk between us, it's not a demonstration, there's no shop window to break, there's no black block coming to Solutré. just planned some symbolic ropes along the way, nothing dangerous but no one called us to check, "he added.
Considered a rare geological phenomenon and one of the largest prehistoric deposits in Europe, Roche de Solutré is also known for the ascents that former President François Mitterrand made there every Sunday of Pentecost. The action of "yellow vests" is scheduled for Saturday despite the prefectural ban, ensures Pierre-Gaël Laveder. "We never prevented Mitterrand and his friends from going up to Solutré, nor banned Mont Beuvray (another popular place of rise for politicians in the region, ed) to (Arnaud) Montebourg and his friends," he said. he.