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The economic divide between north & south France isn't as big as it was when I used to vist my grandparents village near Aix-en-Provence, that's for sure. The south was really quite backwards up until the 60s, mechanisation of agriculture didn't really happen until well into the late 60s, early 70s.

Lucky you, Aix-en-Provence is a really beautiful town. I don't have any family in the south, if I did I would go all the time. They are mostly in Burgundy.