Eleven restaurateurs from the square where the market is held, in Valence, came together to form an association of traders at the beginning of 2024. A way of revitalizing this center, “place to be in summer” but “sad” in winter. Update with its president, Lucas Perret, and his vice-president, Alicia Bournot.
“Place des Clercs is a village within the city”contextualizes Alicia Bournot, in the brasserie de l'Étage, but manager of the Pierre Chauvet ice cream parlor, a few meters away. “I work with my husband. Lucas is Rodolphe's son [patron de l’Étage, ndlr.]. There are bound to be tensions. To move tables… In peak season, when you work more than 60 hours per week…“, she lists alongside Lucas Perret, manager of the Crystal bar, opening in 2023. The idea of a traders' association, created in February 2024, has united the core around a common interest: “All we want is to make our place come alive.” And that, all year round.
“We already had the idea in 2011.
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