Éditions de la Fenestrelle

Éditions de la Fenestrelle is an independent French publishing house whose catalogue is built around the paths that lead from history to heritage in all its forms. According to its own presentation, the house exists to promote the architectural and memorial heritage of French regions through books devoted to historical research, monographs, heritage discoveries, historical novels, architecture, art history and archaeology. It describes itself as an independent publisher operating on author's-rights contracts, following the national charter of regional publishers, financing its titles entirely from its own resources and handling distribution itself with the help of its supporters. A stated part of its mission is to open publishing to new writers and to encourage local historical and heritage writing. The catalogue is strongly regional in flavour, with titles centred on the Gard and the Cévennes area of southern France. Representative works include 'La Grand-Combe (Gard) et sa Compagnie des mines, Les années 1914-1946', 'La Gazette de Vézénobres ou l'histoire du village au XIXe siècle' by Jacques Pélissier, 'Le château de Brignon. Mille ans de pierre', 'Saint-Privat-de-Champclos' and 'Entre Cévennes et Provence. Un mas, une famille dans l'Histoire'. The house organises author signings and local events around these publications, and its product categories range across Antiquity, medieval and contemporary history, heritage, monographs, historical journals, poetry, artist books and Occitan-French literature. As a small independent publisher, Éditions de la Fenestrelle does not appear to be listed on any stock exchange and is not known to be part of a larger media group. Its identity is tied to its regional editorial project rather than to a mass-market trade list, and its output is aimed at readers interested in local history, genealogy, architecture and the memory of places in southern France.

Éditions de la Fenestrelle presents itself as an independent French publishing house dedicated to the heritage of regions, and its editorial identity is defined by the idea of following the paths that lead from history to heritage in all its components. The house states that its purpose is the promotion of the architectural and memorial heritage of regions through the publication of works centred on historical research, monographs, heritage discoveries, historical novels, architecture, art history and archaeology. It operates as an independent publisher: it works on author's-rights contracts, says it follows the national charter of regional publishers, finances its books entirely from its own resources, and manages distribution itself together with its supporters. It also frames the discovery of new authors as part of its mission, presenting this as a way of encouraging vitality and creativity in regional writing. The catalogue that has taken shape around this project is markedly regional and southern French in focus, with a strong concentration on the Gard and the Cévennes. Among the titles highlighted on its website are 'La Grand-Combe (Gard) et sa Compagnie des mines, Les années 1914-1946', 'La Gazette de Vézénobres ou l'histoire du village au XIXe siècle' by Jacques Pélissier, 'Le château de Brignon. Mille ans de pierre', 'Saint-Privat-de-Champclos' and 'Entre Cévennes et Provence. Un mas, une famille dans l'Histoire'. These books combine local history, industrial history, genealogy, architectural heritage and family memory, and they are often produced with or initiated by local history groups, as in the case of a collective work initiated by the Groupe Histoire Cèze Cévennes. The publisher's product categories reflect a broad but coherent heritage list: Antiquity and Romanity, historical tales, poetry, artist books, monographs, historical journals, heritage, Occitan-French literature, medieval history, contemporary history and conference proceedings. This range shows that the house is not confined to one genre but organises its output around the memory and material culture of places. Its books are sold through its own online shop and at local events, and the house supports author signings and dedications, as illustrated by the December 2023 and January 2024 signing sessions for Jacques Pélissier's 'La Gazette de Vézénobres' reported in the local press. Because it is a small independent structure, detailed corporate information such as a founding date, a registered headquarters address or a parent group is not provided in the available evidence. What is clear is that Éditions de la Fenestrelle positions itself as a self-financed, self-distributing regional publisher whose brand is inseparable from the history and heritage of the French Midi, and whose list continues to grow with new monographs and local studies.

• Local press reports the publication of 'La Gazette de Vézénobres' by Jacques Pélissier with Éditions de la Fenestrelle and announces signing sessions.

Independent regional publisher focused on history, heritage and local memory in southern France.

• La Gazette de Vézénobres ou l'histoire du village au XIXe siècle

  Monograph by Jacques Pélissier on the 19th-century history of Vézénobres, 372 pages, ISBN 978-2-37871-136-8.

• Entre Cévennes et Provence. Un mas, une famille dans l'Histoire

  History of a mas and the Vignal family, 388 pages, ISBN 978-2-37871-167-2.

• La Grand-Combe (Gard) et sa Compagnie des mines, Les années 1914-1946

  Title on the mining company of La Grand-Combe in the Gard during 1914-1946.

• Le château de Brignon. Mille ans de pierre

  Heritage title on the castle of Brignon.

• Saint-Privat-de-Champclos

  Local history title on the village of Saint-Privat-de-Champclos.

1. 1Bienvenue aux éditions de la Fenestrelle - Éditions de la Fenestrelleeditions-fenestrelle.com
2. 2Jacques Pélissier dédicace son livre sur l’histoire du village - Éditions de la Fenestrelleeditions-fenestrelle.com
3. 3Entre Cévennes et Provence. Un mas, une famille dans l'Histoire - Éditions de la Fenestrelleeditions-fenestrelle.com
4. 4La Gazette de Vézénobres ou l’histoire du village au XIXe siècle - Éditions de la Fenestrelleeditions-fenestrelle.com
5. 5éditions de la Fenestrelle - Wikidatawikidata.org