Rap in der Vendée. Musik als Indikator der Urbanisierung des ländlichen Raums?

Rap is currently one of the most popular forms of musical expression of young people from rural areas. This is the case of Montaigu (Vendée, France) where several rap groups were founded in the 2000s. These bands represented social affirmation places for a part of the male youth of this small town. The observation of these groups and their members from the end of the 1990s to 2010, is singular to underline the evolution of local space based on rural and unequal usages and legacies. This paper represents an opportunity to point out the preservation or the split of these social and spatial legacies.