The Ecovillage Trap · Reader's Edition · ebook
The whole book, in both formats, with the map to take on your visits
Nine years inside a French ecovillage, from its founding to its dissolution, and what nobody tells you before you drop everything to live in community.
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What you receive
- The PDF, 189 pages, the book exactly as it's printed, with the illustrations.
- The EPUB, for your Kindle, Kobo or any reading app.
- No DRM. The files are yours, on every device, for good.
- The REVEAL map: the six questions to ask before you join any community, in a printable version.
- Every future revision of the book, sent to you by email, free.
What's in the book
Why ecovillages are so appealing, and what we drag along without realizing it. How a collective tears itself apart, told from the inside of the Pourgues ecovillage. What you need to understand so you don't make the same mistakes, and the compasses I use today before trusting any project. Seven parts, two letters, an epilogue.
“An urgent read for anyone who wants to join an ecovillage knowing what they're getting into.”
What French readers say
A real gem of lucidity.
A reader on Babelio
It made me cry to recognize the difficulties and challenges that so often stay silent behind the beautiful ideal of the ecovillage. This book helped me see clearly what I'm living through.
Sophie, reader
Honest, precise without being cold, warm without being naive.
A reader
More than a thousand readers in France in its first two months. Reviews translated from French.
Who wrote it
I'm Yohan Sancerni. I co-founded the Pourgues ecovillage in France and lived there for nine years, until the collective dissolved early in 2025. I no longer have a place to fill or anyone to recruit, which leaves me free to write about what doesn't work.
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