Coupet

A very brief post to show you Coupet (the "t" is not silent, contrary to most French words ending with "-et"), the tiny village (a hamlet, really; about 50 people live there, I think) where my dad grew up, where I spent most of my weekends and some vacations as a child, and where a lot of the people writing postcards in "Memories from a New Century" lived.

The picture above shows some of the houses that used to belong to my family (mostly the buildings on the left side of the picture). The third building from the left is the one where my aunt and uncle lived, and where I used to spend some of my vacations. I believe they have all been sold since my aunt passed away a few years ago.

My grandfather's house is not pictured here. It's a couple hundred meters to the left, in another grouping of houses. I'm reluctant to show it to you because my cousin and his family still live there.

However, I'm sure they wouldn't mind if I advertised the vacation rental they manage in a nearby house that also belongs to my family. I never realized how many houses this side of my family had until recently. That would explain why my grandfather's occupation was listed as "landlord" and not "farmer" in the censuses in his later years. It would also explain why families like the Gense lived "with him" during World War I.

So, yes, if you want to spend relaxing vacations in the French countryside and discover the area where the protagonists from "Memories from a New Century" lived, you can stay in this great little house.

If you want to know more about those "memories":