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# Petition against wind turbines in France, where their number is to rise from 8,000 to 25,000
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/v-seti-poiavilas-petitsiia-sviazannaia-s-ogranicheniem-stroitelstva-vetrovykh-elektrostantsii-vo-frantsii/
- Published: 2020-02-11T10:11:13.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T18:58:55.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Heritage, Society, Nature

A [petition](https://www.change.org/p/pr%C3%A9sident-de-la-r%C3%A9publique-stopper-l-implantation-d-%C3%A9oliennes-en-france-c59f118e-6dbb-4da3-aae1-a48e1eba8397?utm%5Fcontent=cl%5Fsharecopy%5F20201602%5Ffr-FR%3Av7&recruited%5Fby%5Fid=53040fb0-4bcf-11ea-8018-498fbf1b87aa&utm%5Fsource=share%5Fpetition&utm%5Fmedium=copylink&utm%5Fcampaign=psf%5Fcombo%5Fshare%5Finitial&utm%5Fterm=share%5Fpetition) has appeared online concerning restrictions on the construction of wind farms in France. The principal complaint is voiced by the Society for the Protection of French Landscapes and Aesthetics. Many country dwellers are convinced that the landscape of their native parts has been degraded by the wind turbines planted everywhere. The charm of pylons glittering in the sun seems at last to have begun dispersing for good. Indeed, the picturesque fields, the sheer ocean coast, the river valleys, the hills of Provence and the châteaux: it is now hard to picture any of these views without the turning blades of gigantic wind turbines. Of course, this element of the environment does not merely introduce monotony into reliefs and ecosystems that are, by their very nature, unrepeatable, standardising them; it also deprives people for ever of the chance to contemplate nature in its primeval state and views that have become a national treasure thanks to their uniqueness. At present there are around 8,000 wind turbines in the country, and within the next five years that figure is to rise to 25,000\. Moreover, the turbines have a service life of several decades, and because dismantling is so costly they often remain standing on the landscape, rusting. Indeed, there is good reason to reflect on preserving the “face of France”. Still, the champions of discussing this problem may well prove to be not merely apologists for a romantic France but also protégés of the energy companies, defending their shaky positions in a country where alternative sources have triumphed and which has the lowest carbon content of energy in the world.