Vote for the Tarn-et-Garonnais of the year 2024

Readers of La Dépêche du Midi de Tarn-et-Garonne are now used to it: they can elect their Tarn-et-Garonnais or their Tarn-et-Garonnaise of the year. The editorial staff has mobilized to draw up a portrait of ten personalities, six women and four men, who have marked the department through their action in 2024. To vote, click on the person of your choice and don't forget to then click on “I vote”, below the photos.

Mia BOCQUILLET
She sings like Ella Fitzgerald and plays tenor sax like Stan Getz. In a short time, Mia Bocquillet, originally from Argenteuil and based in Montauban since 2020, has made a name for herself on the music scene in Tarn-et-Garonne.

Thomas ANDUZE
Thomas Anduze, originally from Castelsarrasin, was the executive producer of the music for the ceremonies of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. He coordinated the entire musical part of the Olympic Games, from the first contact with the artists until the release of the album of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, December 18, 2024, including the opening ceremony on July 26.

Françoise DIRAT
The Micouleau cannery, founded in 1888 in Beaumont-de-Lomagne, celebrated its 60th anniversary this year at the Paris International Agricultural Show. From the first edition, in 1964, André Micouleau took a stand at Porte de Versailles to let visitors taste his specialties of foie gras, duck breasts, pâtés, garlic sausage and other rillettes. He will even open a store and a restaurant in the capital. His daughter, Françoise Dirat, today at the head of the company, had the honors of the program “Grands reportages” on TF1 highlighting century-old companies.

Claire-Adélaïde MONTIEL
This former literature professor chairs Fermat Science, the association which, since its creation 30 years ago, launched the idea of ​​creating a maths museum in the birthplace of Pierre de Fermat, in Beaumont-de-Lomagne. The project became a reality in 2024. Beyond the museum, Fermat Science creates educational tools for schools and exhibitions which have national distribution.

Christelle GAGNEREAUX
For 3 years, Christelle Gagnereaux has been the departmental secretary of Secours populaire 82. She succeeded her mother. And besides, in the Montalban premises, his parents, Francette Noël and Bernard Frauciel are never far away. It seems as though solidarity is a family affair for them!

Agnès TIMBRE-SAUNIERE
Agnès Timbre-Saunière, CEO of the Celso company and former president of the CCI, is an emblematic figure of the local industry. Under his leadership, Celso is currently undertaking a major expansion of its factory in Bressols. A visionary, she is preparing to hand over the reins of the business to her son, thus ensuring family continuity.

Sébastien GASQUET
August 8, 2024: this is a date that Sébastien Gasquet will not soon forget. This 44-year-old trader had installed his inflatable castles on the Moulin à Moissac promenade when he heard a call for help. A man, who had fallen into the waters of the Tarn, began to be carried away by the current. Sébastien did not hesitate to dive into the river to rescue this man. He managed to bring it back to the bank with the help of a passerby.

Victoria KWARTENG
She is the new pearl of Tarn-et-Garonnais athletics. Still a junior, the Montalbanaise in July beat the French U18 record over 400 meters during the European Championships held in Slovakia where she took a promising 4th place. . A few weeks earlier, on the track at the Georges-Pompidou stadium in Montauban, Victoria Kwarteng had erased a 22-year-old record: that of the junior 200 meters.

Jacques BARTHELEMY
Operator of hotel and restaurant establishments, such as Le Belvédère in Lauzerte, Jacques Barthélémy has just opened L'Orée du bois, a four-star hotel with 15 rooms in Montagudet.

Alexander BEAUVIRONNOIS
Head of the dog team at the Montauban police station, Brigadier-Chief Alexander Beauvironnois lost his faithful colleague “Speed”, a Malinois shepherd. This police dog died of a devastating illness.