Published on 15/06/2026 – 15:45 GMT+2 As summer begins, thousands of tourists will soon take a stop on the side of the road on the plateau de Valensole, southern France, to take a selfie in front of lavender fields. But these Instagram-worthy landscapes are threatened, as some of them are no longer as profitable. Farmers are starting to shift their production to pistachio, pomegranate or almond trees, whilst others are turning to a booming sector: laying hens. Two chicken coops are set to appear in the lavender fields of the plateau de Valensole, each of them to raise 25,000 laying…