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1716 - The year of the great drought

Monday 16 April 2007, by Pierre, 642 visites.

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Monthes and monthes without a drop.
The death for a lot of people and cattle.
The witnesses of this time in Saintonge, Aunis and Angoumois tell about it.

In 1716, 8 monthes without a drop, from february to september.
In Saintonge, Aunis and Angoumois, it’s a true disaster

Let the witnesses tell us about it.

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