“Gilles Favier’s idea is to observe closely the social reality of a country was the right one. Looking at the country in 3D, far from the headquarters, the administrations and their austere reports. Far away also, from the statistics and the twisted communications. Of course, Gilles Favier didn’t visit all of France. He concentrated on the France of roundabouts, of half-empty industrial areas, of majestic landscapes and tiny lives. Or the opposite…”

Didier Pourquery, Le Monde Magazine, 13st March 2010