Les arènes landaises : vies et identités locales au XXe siècle

Abstract

La culture taurine est une pratique ancestrale toujours présente dans le département des Landes. Au XXe siècle, ce département du Sud-Ouest de la France voit des arènes permanentes apparaître sur le territoire de manière massive. Ces édifices sont devenus des hauts lieux de rassemblement pour les festivités locales en lien avec la tauromachie locale : la course landaise. Les arènes et les pratiques rurales et populaires associées ont pris une place prépondérante dans le quotidien des Landais et sont devenues de forts symboles façonnant l’identité du territoire et de ses habitants. Au XXIe siècle, un processus de patrimonialisation est mis en place pour reconnaître l’intérêt culturel et patrimonial de ces bâtiments construits uniquement pour la pratique taurine; - ABSTRACT: The Landes arenas: local lives and identities in the 20th century Bullfighting culture is an ancestral practice that remains present in the Landes department. In the 20th century, this department in the southwest of France saw permanent bullrings appear across the region in large numbers. These structures became prominent gathering places for local festivities associated with the local form of bullfighting: the "course landaise." The bullrings and the associated rural and popular practices took on a significant role in the daily lives of the Landes inhabitants and became powerful symbols shaping the identity of the region and its people. In the 21st century, a process of heritage recognition was initiated to acknowledge the cultural and historical value of these buildings, constructed solely for bullfighting practices.The Landes arenas: local lives and identities in the 20th century Bullfighting culture is an ancestral practice that remains present in the Landes department. In the 20th century, this department in the southwest of France saw permanent bullrings appear across the region in large numbers. These structures became prominent gathering places for local festivities associated with the local form of bullfighting: the "course landaise." The bullrings and the associated rural and popular practices took on a significant role in the daily lives of the Landes inhabitants and became powerful symbols shaping the identity of the region and its people. In the 21st century, a process of heritage recognition was initiated to acknowledge the cultural and historical value of these buildings, constructed solely for bullfighting practices.