Since 1966, the town of Sète has celebrated every summer with Languedoc jousting tournaments. A locally well-established and festive tradition which coincides with the town’s patronal feast, Saint-Louis. From August 18 to 23, spectacular tournaments are organized.
“Ma France, l’été” makes you discover the Languedoc jousting tournaments, a practice listed in the inventory of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity in France for 10 years. On the program of these games, a parade of participants dressed in white and traditional music. The competition is then played on board two boats which brush against each other in order to make passes! At the controls of the show, Johann Guérin and Philippe Montay make you discover this discipline where the winners did not fall into the water!
To find out a little more, Germinal Rausa comes to tell you the story of the jousters of Sète. Nicknamed “Minal”, this former president of the coordination of jousters is also a commentator on the discipline!
Fishing and tradition
Sète is a traditional fishing town. Francis Nocca is one of the former fishermen, he scoured the Mediterranean Sea for nearly forty years. He now shows his boat, the Louis Nocca. This trawler bears the name of the sailor’s father. Francis Nocca tells us about his memories at sea and how he passes on his seafaring heritage to new generations, through a boat that no longer sails.
You can visit the Louis Nocca on the edge of the Aspirant Herbert quay in Sète.
“My France, summer” welcomes another fisherman: the last traditional fisherman of the Etang de Thau. Robert Rumeau lives his childhood passion: fishing. He tells you how he will track sea bream, at night, between March and September. For him, “la battée” has no secrets, no more than the making of fishing nets, which he knows well.He uses them in particular to catch eels.
Founder of the association “I Love Planet”, Veronique Miramont fights for the ecological transmission among younger generations. She tells you how Sète became an influential city and changed its image, today hosting film shoots for example.
Finally, Patrick Reamot tells you about water treatment: our ponds, our rivers and our seas.