At 10 a.m., Tuesday October 8, 2024, the streets of Sept-Frères, delegated commune of Noues-de-Sienne, near Vire Normandy (Calvados), are deserted. In a few minutes, several cars stop and leave, all converging at the same point: the only bakery in the area. Claude and Marie-Claude Lefèvre have been the bakers of this town of 350 souls since 1999. “There were plenty of bakers but, with Covid, the increase in the price of electricity, many closed. When you think about it, all the bakeries in the area are closing” , continues Marie-Claude, behind her counter filled with homemade croissants and bread.
No retirement planned
An additional bread store in the surrounding area would not hinder its sale, but it is firmly opposed to an industrialist or a chain setting up shop. “My husband does everything by hand, he’s a professional, in terms of taste and digestion, it has nothing to do with it! » At 63 and 64 years old, if she planned to retire, she would understand it, but there is no question of it: “I love my job, I…
