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Though often seen as inward-looking, the Châtillonnais was also a land of passage and welcome. Seasonal farm workers came from Belgium and Poland; shepherds from Austria, and later Switzerland. Remote forest-edge farms were run by Belgians, Luxembourgers, and people from Lorraine and Alsace.

 

These populations brought valuable skills that helped modernize local farming practices.

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