No, this post is not about existentialism, although I've recently learned the term was invented by French geographers (for the essence of the true French existential experience read Henri Ennui).
The geographical diagonal of emptiness refers to a large zone running from the northeast to the southwest of France in which the population is significantly less dense than on either side of the zone. We've traveled through much of this zone and greatly enjoy it. The zone includes our favorite area, the Dordogne. Full of small towns, villages, hamlets, and twisty roads which are fun to drive. Maybe more fun if you are the driver than the passenger.
French geographers, however, generally identify an area called "la diagonale du vide" (the diagonal of emptiness), running from the northeast to the southwest of France, which is less populated than on either side. pic.twitter.com/8kfshGClXO
— Yann Robichon (@YannRobichon) December 18, 2024
The "emptiness" from the Dordogne town we stayed at in 2022.
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