“My back is broken”: soon to be retired, Pierrot, the last farmer in Lyon, is looking for a buyer

2023-07-20 09:10:29

Will the last farmer in Lyon find a buyer? Figure of the 9th arrondissement of Lyon, Louis-Pierre Perraud, nicknamed “Pierrot” by the inhabitants of the district, hopes for it with all his heart. In Saint-Rambert – once a village – where he was born on the family farm, the 61-year-old has dedicated his life to farming. A chapter in a long story that he now wishes to close: “In 1896, my great-grandfather rented this farm. Generations have followed, says the one who settled in 1984. Here you don’t feel like you’re in a big city. »