When we entered the large performance hall of the Portail Coucou to witness the transformation of the Charles-Trenet association into Salon en fête, we were struck by the scenography echoing that of an electoral campaign launch.
Lineup of chairs on each side of the desk, Salon color on the big screen and, above all, blue scarves around each neck.
A diffuse intuition becoming almost a certainty when David Ytier, then Michel Roux, declared, in a half-joking, half-serious tone, that the famous 2014 scarf was “carefully stored” at their home and that they “would come out in a few months.“
It must be said that the association has a long history linked to the city. Founded in the mid-1990s by former senator-mayor André Vallet, it helped to energize the city’s activity.
An association at the heart of Salonian life
If today it announces that it is celebrating its 10th anniversary, it is because just ten years ago it gained new momentum by launching a partnership with the economic world thanks to the leadership of its president, Alain. Serre, himself a business manager in the building sector.
