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I bet this is Colline (Hill) by Jean Giono (1929).

The story is set in Provence (southern France), next to the mountain of Lure, in a very small village called "Bastides Blanches". Giono was born in Manosque (Provence) and spent most of this life there, about 40km from the mountain of Lure.

As for the story, an old man warns others against nature taking revenge against humans. Characters start to freak out about it, and discuss a black cat appearing before disasters occur (earthquakes, lighting striking people, etc.). Then, several bad events indeed happen: water shortage in the village, a small girl getting sick, a fire spreading to the village...

In addition, the story features a "village idiot" called Gagou, who is the lover of Ulalie. Ulalie is depicted as a ugly, but strong, independent woman.

As you mention the word "déparler" (translated as "raving" in the 2016 translation in English by Paul Eprile), the novel includes a few occurrences of it, in particular one character uses it to describe the old man who is dying.

Finally, there was a TV movie adaptation of the novel in 1980.

I bet this is Colline (Hill) by Jean Giono (1929).

The story is set in Provence (southern France), next to the mountain of Lure, in a very small village called "Bastides Blanches". Giono was born in Manosque (Provence) and spent most of his life there, about 40km from the mountain of Lure.

As for the story, an old man warns others against nature taking revenge against humans. Characters start to freak out about it, and discuss a black cat appearing before disasters occur (earthquakes, lighting striking people, etc.). Then, several bad events indeed happen: water shortage in the village, a small girl getting sick, a fire spreading to the village…

In addition, the story features a "village idiot" called Gagou, who is the lover of Ulalie. Ulalie is depicted as a ugly, but strong, independent woman.

As you mention the word "déparler" (translated as "raving" in the 2016 translation in English by Paul Eprile), the novel includes a few occurrences of it, in particular one character uses it to describe the old man who is dying.

Finally, there was a TV movie adaptation of the novel in 1980.

I bet this is Colline (Hill) by Jean Giono (1929).

The story is set in in Provence (southern France), next to the mountain of Lure, in a very small village called "Bastides Blanches". Giono was born in Manosque (Provence) and spent most of this life there, about 40km from the mountain of Lure.

As for the story, an old man warns others against nature taking revenge against humans. Characters start to freak out about it, and discuss a black cat appearing before disasters occur (earthquakes, lighting striking people, etc.). Then, several bad events indeed happen: water shortage in the village, a small girl getting sick, a fire spreading to the village...

In addition, the story features a "village idiot" called Gagou, who is the lover of Ulalie. Ulalie is depicted as a ugly, but strong, independent woman.

As you mention the word "déparler" (translated as "raving" in the 2016 translation in English by Paul Eprile), the novel includes a few occurrences of it, in particular one character uses it to describe the old man who is dying.

Finally, there was a TV movie adaptation of the novel in 1980.

I bet this is Colline (Hill) by Jean Giono (1929).

The story is set in Provence (southern France), next to the mountain of Lure, in a very small village called "Bastides Blanches". Giono was born in Manosque (Provence) and spent most of this life there, about 40km from the mountain of Lure.

As for the story, an old man warns others against nature taking revenge against humans. Characters start to freak out about it, and discuss a black cat appearing before disasters occur (earthquakes, lighting striking people, etc.). Then, several bad events indeed happen: water shortage in the village, a small girl getting sick, a fire spreading to the village...

In addition, the story features a "village idiot" called Gagou, who is the lover of Ulalie. Ulalie is depicted as a ugly, but strong, independent woman.

As you mention the word "déparler" (translated as "raving" in the 2016 translation in English by Paul Eprile), the novel includes a few occurrences of it, in particular one character uses it to describe the old man who is dying.

Finally, there was a TV movie adaptation of the novel in 1980.

I bet this is Colline (Hill) by Jean Giono (1929). To sum up:

• The story is set in a village of Provence, in southern France, called "Bastides Blanches". Giono was born in Provence.
• An old man warns others against future strange phenomenons, and against nature taking revenge against humans.
• Characters start to freak out about it, and discuss a black cat who is seen everytime a catastrophe will happen (earthquakes, lighting striking people, etc.).
• Then, several bad events happen (water shortage in the village, people getting sick, a fire spreading to the village).
• There are several occurrences of the verb "déparler", in particular the old character who is dying is described with this verb by others.
• There's a "village idiot" called Gagou, who is the lover of Ulalie. Ulalie is depicted as a ugly, but strong, independent woman.
• There was a TV movie adaptation in 1980.

I bet this is Colline (Hill) by Jean Giono (1929).

The story is set in in Provence (southern France), next to the mountain of Lure, in a very small village called "Bastides Blanches". Giono was born in Manosque (Provence) and spent most of this life there, about 40km from the mountain of Lure.

As for the story, an old man warns others against nature taking revenge against humans. Characters start to freak out about it, and discuss a black cat appearing before disasters occur (earthquakes, lighting striking people, etc.). Then, several bad events indeed happen: water shortage in the village, a small girl getting sick, a fire spreading to the village...

In addition, the story features a "village idiot" called Gagou, who is the lover of Ulalie. Ulalie is depicted as a ugly, but strong, independent woman.

As you mention the word "déparler" (translated as "raving" in the 2016 translation in English by Paul Eprile), the novel includes a few occurrences of it, in particular one character uses it to describe the old man who is dying.

Finally, there was a TV movie adaptation of the novel in 1980.