a burning tradition near Pacy-sur-Eure

This traditional festival always attracts a lot of people from Cormier (Eure), near Pacy-sur-Eure, and the surrounding area. The 2025 meeting is scheduled for this Saturday January 18.

An enclosure to accommodate Christmas trees is installed in front of the town hall, on what the Cormiérais affectionately call 'the wasteland'. Residents can leave their old fir trees there, most of which are purchased at La Ferme aux sapins in the hamlet of Martainville in Cormier. Two weeks after the New Year, these fir trees stir up a big blaze. It’s an opportunity to share a friendly moment around a mulled wine to celebrate the New Year.

In 2024, the festival attracted a large audience. The Memory and Heritage association does not just organize this flagship event. “Throughout the year, it offers numerous activities that punctuate village life,” says Jean Barbier the president of the association. Picturesque hikes, an all-purpose fair or even fun dictations at the municipal library are all opportunities for the people of Cormiérais to come together, from the town and the seven surrounding hamlets: La Houssaye, le Bois-Brac, Martainville, le Buisson-Sagout , Longue Haie, Brosse and Bois-Millon.

Fifteen dynamic members are involved in the association to strengthen the precious social bond.

The Fire of Sapins is more than an event, it is a tradition which brings together the Cormiérais in a friendly and warm dynamic.

If you want your Christmas tree to take part in this celebration, it is not too late to bring it to join its friends no later than this Saturday, January 18 at 6 p.m. This will be an opportunity to see one last time the Christmas decorations and lights put up by the members of the dynamic holiday committee, under the leadership of Bruno Bignonbefore they are removed.

Christmas tree bonfire at Cormier: Saturday January 18, 2025 at 6 p.m., Place de la ville hall. Information from Claudine Barbier (association secretary) on 06 19 04 58 67.

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