The evolution of rural society in western Peloponnese: Metochi (Achaia)


Published: Jan 1, 1981
Michel Sivignon
Abstract

Metochi is a commune in the littoral plain of western Peloponnese. It
is composed of two main hamlets: Metochi and Lappa. Metochi is the
eldest and formally most important settlement. It is now declining
whereas Lappa is faringbetter thanks to the higher quality ofits soils,
its location on the main linesof communication and above all thanks
to its irrigation capacities. The average surface of its farms is twice as
big as in Lappa and water is plentiful: the community is now compos
ed of a thriving village. Lappa, and a poor village, Metochi, whose in
habitants have to work for Lappa's farmers to make up their living
resources.

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Author Biography
Michel Sivignon, Université de Paris

Michel Sivignon est né en 1936 à Lyon. Il a clé Assistant de
Géographie à l'Université de Lyon. De 1967 à 1970 il a occupé, com­
me expert de l'aide technique française, un poste de Directeur de
recherches auprès de ΓΕΚΚΕ. Depuis 1973, il est professeur de
Géographie à l'Université Paris Nord. Il a publié en 1975: La
Thessalie, étude géographique d’une province grecque, Lyon, Institut
des Eludes Rhodaniennes, 572 p., en 1978: La Grèce sans monu­
ments. Paris, Hachette, 288 p.

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