Question 40217 — energy and fuels

Summary

Mr. André Villiers alerts the Minister of Ecological Transition to the essential calming of relations between wind projects and rural tourist areas. The development of wind energy is an important issue for the energy transition and green growth. The Government indicates that it is attentive to ensuring that this development respects the environment, the landscapes and the health of the population. The proliferation of However, projects to install wind farms generate concerns in rural areas in general and in its tourist district in particular, which is among the most beautiful landscapes and villages in France, like Vézelay, the start of the famous Santiago de Compostela route and whose Sainte-Marie-Madeleine basilica and the hill are classified as world heritage sites. The main concerns are: the distortion of landscapes, the degradation of the environment and the living environment of residents, the lasting loss of tourist attractiveness, without forgetting the sustainability and health of agricultural land after the dismantling of installations at the end of their life. These concerns are exacerbated by the dimensions of new generations of wind turbines exceeding 200 meters and by their concentration leading to visual saturation. And they are all the less accepted as the interest in wind energy is put into perspective, including by defenders of the environment and renewable energies. As a result, while many rural communities are happy to welcome wind turbines, many of their residents perceive wind power as an energy source that benefits cities and at the expense of fields. To reassure residents of rural areas and finally calm project relations wind farms with rural tourist areas, he asks what concrete measures the Government intends to take, and according to what timetable, to develop the framework for wind power development acceptable to citizens, including and in particular by tightening the minimum distance rules. Finally, he asks him if the Government would accept the installation of wind turbines in co-visibility of the commune of Vézelay.

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