The small village of Saint-Geyrac is to join France’s high-speed digital communications network in 2010, thanks to the efforts of its ongoing local development plan.

Like many smaller villages and towns in the rural areas of the Dordogne, Saint-Geyrac is outside of the current broadband-capable telephone system. Similar to some of the most isolated places in the UK, the idyllic pastoral countryside of the region has had its drawbacks for the residents.

But Saint-Geyrac’s mayor, Jean-Francois Mathieu, has told Sudouest.com that the new year will bring new services and continued regeneration and development for the village.

Since 2006 the town has been pursuing a local development plan that saw $100,000 of work undertaken on local roads in 2009. Mayor Mathieu has promised his 230 constituents that though the plan will come to an end in 2010, he is confident that the town will not sink into depression “after so much effort”.

Mayor Mathieu has said in 2010 a new forest road to the town will be constructed, as well as further development of the public spaces in the town centre. He also expects Saint-Geyrac to finally be connected to the ADSL broadband network, connecting the last remnants of France’s rural past to its technological present.

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