Goult

Village caché en Luberon

Goult

SPS Congress

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XVIIIe international congress on dry stone

Goult, Vaucluse, France, 2nd-8th October 2023

Held every two years on the application of a different host country* each time, this event has already been organized once in Switzerland (2002), England (2010), Morocco (2014), France (1998), several times in Greece (1992, 2004,2016), Italy (1987, 1996, 2008, 2012) and Spain (1990, 1994, 2000, 2996, 2018). The 18th International Congress on Drystone will be held at Goult (Vaucluse, France) from October 2023, 2 to 8.

This 18th edition in Goult had the main theme :

Drystone as a resource in a contemporary approach:

  • STONE: sustainable and ecological building economy.
  • WATER: between scarcity and excess, what management through drystone installations?

It was organized into 3 parts:

  1. 4 days of participatory construction of walls from October 2 to 5
  2. 2 days of congress on October 6 and 7, 2023
  3. One day of visits on Sunday October 8.

The art of drystone construction: know-how and techniques is on the List of:

  • Intangible cultural heritage in France since 2010
  • UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity since 2018 which includes Cyprus, Croatia, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Slovenia, Switzerland + soon Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg.

The European Landscape Convention of the Council of Europe has been promoting Drystone in the landscape, ancestral and innovative for sustainable territories since 2019.

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Download the program HERE

– ORGANIZERS AND CONTACTS

At the Jerusalem Mill.

See the registration form and details below

ORGANIZERS AND CONTACTS

The commune of Goult  

www.goult.fr    CONTACT : sps2023goult@orange.fr

Located in the Southeast of France, within the perimeter of the Luberon Regional Natural Park, in Provence, with the Luberon massif to the south and Mont Ventoux to the north, the town of Goult has remained the “hidden village of the Luberon”. Perched village, slightly away from the main axis of communication that was once the Roman or Domitian Road which linked the South of France to Italy by the Alps, it dominates the valleys of Calavon and Limergue at their confluence at Lumières.

Its heritage can be discovered during walks in the village (washhouse fountain, Jerusalem Mill, Saint-Sébastien Church), or by following the hiking trails (cultivation terraces, Saint-Véran Chapel, bories (dry stone huts), dry stone walls, cobbled streets…) Its shops, its market, its services make it a lively village all year round and where life is good, in all seasons. A conservatory of dry stone terraces was inaugurated by Mrs. Huguette Bouchardeau Minister of the Environment between 1983 and 1986, thanks to the APARE (Association for Participation and Regional Action) of international volunteer sites.

The SPS 

www.pierreseche-international.org      CONTACT : contact@pierreseche-international.org
The International scientific society for Dry stone interdisciplinary study (SPS).

The Society brings together scientists, amateurs and institutions working for the study, protection, and conservation of dry stone constructions. The first international congress on the subject was held in Bari (Italy) in 1988. These meetings, which were originally informal, gradually became the expression of a common will, which led to the official creation of the SPS in 1998. The aim of the Society is to perpetuate these congresses and to follow the evolution of research, rehabilitation and innovations concerning dry stone. It analyses the different issues and gives an opinion on the relevance of the methods used and the objectives pursued by the various actors. Through its action, it maintains the link between the different partners and ensures the continuity of meetings and exchanges. Since 1988, the International Congresses have been held regularly every two years.

SPS Board of Directors:

  • Michelangelo Dragone architect, Italy,
  • Antonia Theodosiou architect and environnementalist Cyprus,
  • Ada Acovitsioti-Hameau anthropologist, France:contact@pierreseche-international.org
  • Filip Bubalo historian, Croatia,
  • Thierry Bourceau waller, France.

SPS members from Vaucluse (organizers):

PARTNERS

  • Le Conseil Régional Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur – Région Sud
  • Le Conseil Départemental de Vaucluse
  • Le Parc naturel régional du Luberon
  • La Communauté de communes du Pays d’Apt Luberon
  • L’agence départementale de développement économique : Vaucluse Provence Attractivité (VPA)
  • Le Conseil en architecture urbanisme environnement de Vaucluse (CAUE 84)
  • Les carrières GraviSud

* Application to host the next congress in 2025, the 19th congress:

  • Cover letter to be sent to members of the SPS Board of Directors before September 18, 2023
  • Presentation of the candidacy at the General Assembly of the SPS in Goult on Saturday morning 7 October. For example, Goult’s candidacy video presented in Croatia in 2021: http://www.goult.fr/GOULT_CANDIDATE_2023_SPS.mp4

CONGRESS VENUE

Place de Gueberschwihr
84220 Goult
GPS Coordinates : 43.861446585492814, 5.245495311373463