Vendée photographer documents 133 vanished cafés

In a town in the Vendée region of France, a photographer has documented the disappearance of local social hubs by identifying 133 former cafés through archival research and field investigation. The project uses photography to map a lost social geography, capturing the facades and locations that once served as essential community landmarks and neighborhood anchors.

By documenting these vanished establishments, the work serves as more than a nostalgic inventory; it acts as an investigation into the changing social fabric of the town and what remains of a community when its traditional meeting places close.