Green on the outside, black in the ballot boxes. Herré, a commune in the Landes d’Armagnac, has a population of 140 inhabitants. A small town drowned out by the surrounding greenery: pines, oaks, rows of vines, plots of corn and a few widely scattered houses.
Green on the outside, black in the ballot boxes. Herré, a commune in the Landes d’Armagnac, is populated by 140 inhabitants. A small town drowned in the surrounding greenery: pines, oaks, rows of vines, plots of corn and a few very scattered houses.
On June 9, during the European elections, just over seven out of ten voters went to the polls. A participation rate higher than the departmental average (56.51%). There is another figure which is higher than the departmental average: that which concerns the vote in favor of the RN.
In Herré, 54.05% voted for Jordan Bardella’s list compared to 30.56% across Landes. And if we add those who voted for the list of Marion Maréchal (Reconquest), it turns out that the Herréquois voted 59.5% for the far-right parties. 54 votes out of the 74 cast.
” Fed up “
The figure may seem surprising in this quiet town which does not seem to be affected by rampant crime or the presence of any immigrant population. “I don’t want to know, I don’t talk politics with the residents,” the mayor of the town immediately blocks.
Elected since 2013, Brigitte Appolinaire (non-party) nevertheless puts forward an explanation. “We have had a strong population renewal in recent years. Here, houses for sale are selling like hotcakes. In a few weeks. Parisians, people from Bordeaux, people from the Côte d’Azur and even from Reunion Island. We have fully benefited from the Covid effect, people are looking for isolated houses here.”
At the entrance to the small town hall, voters chat among themselves. Without betraying the secrecy of their vote, they also seek to understand. “I can’t explain it to myself. I don’t understand. There is still not an immigration problem here,” Philippe resigns, looking at the forest around him. Jean-Marie thinks that this comes from general fed up: “People don’t vote based on what’s happening in the village. They look higher and what is happening across France. »
Will this trend continue in the first round of the legislative elections? Answer at 8 p.m.
