A combination photo shows a view of Sousceyrac, a rural town in south-central France, with at top a vintage postcard printed in 1900 and at bottom a picture taken December 10, 2013. The economic handicaps plaguing this town of 930 people on the foothills of the southern Massif Central are many. Country-dwellers say some rural areas in isolated areas have been relegated to second-tier status, with a growing lack of essential public services, from healthcare to cellphone service. Picture taken December 10, 2013. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (FRANCE - Tags: AGRICULTURE SOCIETY)