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A crowd of visitors for the reopening of the halls
#BEZIERS – To the sound of the banda Mescladis, a joyful crowd vibrated the bays of the Béziers halls this Saturday, D + 1 before the reopening. Coming from Béziers or elsewhere, customers, eager to discover the new food offering from Biltoki, the new manager, filled the aisles of this emblematic covered market in the city center. Already the day before, Mayor Robert Ménard had welcomed the attendance for the opening: 31,826 visits recorded during the day and another 2,849 people present at 9 p.m., not counting the customers who came to populate the exteriors. The program of festivities continues this Sunday with fanfare and batucada at 11 a.m., balloon entertainment at 12:30 p.m. and Gipsy concert at 2 p.m.
The mayor simulates tearing up the rails
#HEARING – He took control of the excavator himself! As announced several weeks ago, the various right-wing mayor of Quillan, Pierre Castel, carried out a punch operation this Saturday aimed at recalling his opposition to the reopening of the Quillan-Limoux railway line. The chief magistrate no longer believes that trains will run on this link which has been closed for several years. He prefers to see a greenway built instead. A project that is not unanimous since there are still many associations, elected officials and citizens who want trains to run on this axis again. Still, despite opposition to his action, Pierre Castel brought together more than a hundred people at Quillan station to “demonstrate that there are many supporters for a greenway when it takes 100 million euros to rebuild the railway line”. So he simulated tearing up the rails with an excavator and then painted them green and with rust inhibitor.
First names at the Théâtre de la Mer
#SÈTE – We know the names of the first artists who will perform at the Théâtre de la Mer in Sète this summer! The production company Les Trois 8 is offering three concerts, from July 24 to 26. Les Ogres de Barback will open the dance on July 24, as part of their tour in collaboration with the French song and street music group La Rue Ketanou. Jérémy Frérot will take over on the 25th to the rhythm of his latest album Gamin des sables. Rock and punk fans will be able to enjoy it on July 26 with Les Fatals Picards. The evening of the 26th during which Tagada Jones, icon of the French punk scene, will also perform. Next dates and posters to come!
Today's figure: 6.2
#AVEYRON – Steep drop in temperatures! It was recorded at – 6.2 degrees in Cornus. Although we cannot speak of a cold spell, the Weather Channel nevertheless estimates that next week will be marked by the arrival of an air mass from the far North, via Iceland. She talks about “polar air stall”marked by “an anomaly of 10°C below average at altitude”.
Aid of 70,000 euros for the church
#LOZÈRE – Five religious buildings in Occitania will benefit from a special fund from the Heritage Foundation to save them from predicted ruin. This is the case of the Saint-Martin church, in Chaudeyrac, in Margeride, dating from the 11th century, which will benefit from aid from the foundation of 70,000 euros out of a total cost of work of at least 200,000 euros. The work will initially consist of repairing the slate roof. These 70,000 euros will also make it possible to launch the restoration of the chapel. In support of the religious heritage of the villages, the foundation announced that it had mobilized €16.70 million, of which €6.60 million will be redirected to 100 “little Notre-Dame” villages and small towns.
