Reactor Neutrinos after CHOOZ and KamLAND

International audienceWe review reactor neutrino physics that stayed at the cutting edge of neutrino fundamental research. We focus on middle baseline experiments that played a major role in neutrino oscillation physics from the years 1995 until now, providing, for instance, the world-best measurement of the last undetermined neutrino mixing angle θ13. We intend to provide historical insight, discussing successes, but also aborted projects and open questions