“We have excellent contacts with the population. Elected officials and people are happy to see us. There is some traffic at reception during our opening days on Mondays and Thursdays,” explains Major Sébastien Michelet, commander of the Villedieu-sur-Indre gendarmerie brigade open since Monday December 16.
Before the arrival of other gendarmes (ten in total) and while awaiting the construction of its own building in the coming years, on route de Saint-Lactincin, four gendarmes took possession of the temporary premises in the building of the postal agency. Entrance is via rue du Général-Ruby. The four gendarmes will intervene not only in Villedieu-sur-Indre, but also in Niherne, Neuillay-les-Bois, Velles, Luant, Mosnay, La Pérouille and Tendu.
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Major Sébastien Michelet, originally from Loches, attended the Tulle (Corrèze) school and then non-commissioned officer school at Châteaulin (Finistère) before being assigned to the Roanne squadron then to the Sainte-Sévère and Neuvy brigade. Holy Sepulchre. He will have under his command, gendarme Alexandre Bruneau, aged 25, who arrives from Ardentes after having attended the non-commissioned officer school in Dijon (Côte-d'Or) for seven months. Passionate about football, he could join the ranks of USV.
Gendarme Claude Brillaud, aged 32, originally from Castelroussin, also went through the Châteaulin school before being assigned to the Sainte-Sévère brigade. This regional level basketball referee called for volunteers to join the Theopolitan brigade. Finally, gendarme François Travert, aged 35 and originally from Cherbourg (Manche), passionate about American football, went to the Tulle school and was stationed for a year and a half at the operational center of the Châteauroux gendarmerie .
Reservists from the La Châtre company also intervened. The Villedieu brigade is equipped with an intervention vehicle and a liaison vehicle.
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