I talk, I talk, but it makes me thirsty. A little shot of Vologne water to quench my thirst and here are the jewels that my ancestors knew.
A beautiful story that of our Pearls of the Vologne, fished in this river and in the Neuné, mainly. Not very mobile, they were found in the hollow parts of the rivers, sinking into the sand for the winter. Their longevity can reach 60 to 80 years. These pearls thus collected adorned, from around the year 1500, the most beautiful princely and royal necks, in particular those of the court of Lorraine in the form of necklaces, even pearl scarves. The Empress Josephine, coming to take the waters at Plombières, succumbed to the rustic charm of these beauties, perhaps grayish and poorly cut, but sought after at that time. To find this treasure, it was necessary to open between 700 and 1000 shells. This is one of the reasons for their disappearance, despite the establishment of a dedicated police force in the 1947th century. It should also be noted that the crushed and then burned shell had a therapeutic use for livestock. The last discovery took place in XNUMX.
So our water, source of life, clear, pure, sheltered such a treasure. A project is underway to re-implant them.
