[Population and rural societies in western and central-western France: the geo-demography of the countryside]

This is the first of two volumes presenting the proceedings of a conference held in Poitiers France in March 1988 in honor of Jean Pitie. The focus of the 11 papers included in this volume is on demographic trends in rural western France. The papers examine historical as well as current trends and concern topics such as demographic aging and migration. (SUMMARY IN ENG) (ANNOTATION)