Transhumance, from the Latin trans, “beyond”, and humus, “land”, refers to the seasonal movements of large herds of sheep, cattle, goats and horses, over more or less long distances. In France, it remains a very lively practice in mountain and Mediterranean territories, where it marks and conditions, with a great diversity of forms, the relations between humans, animals and ecosystems.
While adapting to changes in society, sheep farmers have retained the extensive character of breeding in Provence and the Alps, the keystone of which remains the enhancement of large natural spaces and the practice of transhumance.
