He bequeathed 1.5 million euros to his native village

As beautiful as it is surprising, the announcement made by the mayor of Briod during the traditional vows ceremony on January 15 certainly marked the spirits. At the beginning of December, Jean-Marie Ecoiffier was contacted by a former resident of the commune, aged 92, weakened and living in the last days of his life. He goes to his bedside and learns that the old man decided to bequeath to the commune “all of his property” at his death.

The surprise is even greater when the benefactor explains that he bequeaths the sum of 1.5 million euros in the village where he grew up: “I was absolutely not aware that he had all this, remembers the elected official. It was the surprise, he said he wanted to make this sum serve the town …