A transhumance of 520 ewes north of Toulouse on May 1
More than 500 ewes will take part in a great transhumance of 17 kilometers between Villeneuve-lès-Bouloc and Launaguet on Sunday May 1 from 6 a.m.
There will be people on the road. A group of 520 ewes will move from Villeneuve-lès-Bouloc towards Launaguet during a great transhumance of 17 kilometers. It will take place on Sunday May 1 from 6 a.m. Transhumance will pass through eight towns north of Toulouse: Bouloc, Villeneuve-lès-Bouloc, Gargas, Labastide Saint-Sernin, Montberon, Saint-Loup Cammas, Saint-Geniès Bellevue and Launaguet.
“The arrival of the transhumance will take place at the Château de Launaguet where the herd remains in eco-grazing until the end of May”according to the departmental council of Haute-Garonne. For the occasion, “a gourmet village around the official signs of the sheep industry, Label rouge selection of the Shepherds and the Lamb of the Pyrenees, will be installed in front of the castle, with catering on site, the possibility of buying products premises and a picnic area. A demonstration of wool spinning will take place during lunch and Sébastien Natale, known as “Moses”, the shepherd who leads the transhumance, will present his activity. »
“These ewes of Tarasconnaise breeds will continue their transhumance from June in the summer pastures in Bourg d’Oueil, from where they will descend in September to lamb,” the department has already announced. “For six years, the communes of Bouloc, Launaguet and since this year, the commune of L’Union, have set up, with the support of the departmental council of Haute-Garonne, an eco-grazing operation to help the installation of sheep breeders and to maintain communal and private areas in agricultural decline “.