The contours of the “France rurality” plan was unveiled by the government to combat the feeling of abandonment among rural inhabitants and the decline in public services which dominates in certain rural areas. Technical assistance to accelerate projects in villages, funding to protect rural natural areas, medical buses, etc. The analysis of sociologist Louis Chauvel, professor at the University of Luxembourg, author of The downward spiral. Essay on the society of illusionsEditions Le Seuil.