This thesis is about contribution of young inhabitants ( between 15 and 25 years old) in cultural dynamism and futur of rural areas, through artistic and cultural behaviours, initiatives and events. This research takes into account the strong appeal of rural territories wich is shown by population’s movements and new social composition. The thesis deals with a context where cultural politics are built on a local level, are related with local development and are based on empowerment of the population. This work leans on a qualitative methodology semi-directive, interwiews, free discussions and on participating observations. The first goal is to understand how young inhabitants make their local life environment active by their artistic and cultural behaviours. The next goal is to research the link between their way of living and their background, and try to understand the need of regular back and forth trips between town and country, between here and elsewere. This approach allows us to grasp the capacity they have to build the collective places in wich they’re living, and gives a way of understanding collective dynamics of coming years.
