Ristolas, village labellisé "Patrimoine du XXème siècle"

Before the destruction of June 1940, the mountain economy, particularly that of the Southern Alps, was largely based on age-old ago-pastoral activities.
Essentially, the house was designed as a working tool to accommodate people, animals and crops under the same roof during the long winter months (the ""block house"").
Reconstruction in the Alps was a matter of more than just real estate; it often represented a real cultural and technical break with the way local farmers lived and...