Marie-Véronique Latil: a CV as long as an arm

This Tuesday again, she officiated during the final of the Yves-Malet veterans’ challenge (see below), she, the new treasurer of the Entente pétanque saint-affricaine. One more “petanquist” title for this good-natured Fayetoise who returned, two years ago, to retire in her hamlet of La Roque, within shooting range of Fayet, on the road to Cénomes, on the borders of Aveyron and Hérault, about fifteen kilometers from Camarès.

“I discovered pétanque at home in Fayet at the age of 6.” An attraction that has never been denied, confesses this volunteer at heart fifty-eight years later. As a practitioner, but above all as a leader and… a referee. Missions which, in particular, led him for twelve years to the secretariat of the Lavelanet club, in particular when, in July 2022, he organized the French championships in women’s doubles and in senior men’s one-on-ones and, since more recently, to the finances of Epsa, to the rank of regional referee and, most recently, to the role of administrative secretary within the new departmental committee of Aveyron elected on November 16. A CV, as said around executives, “as long as an arm”, which seduced the former future new president of the departmental committee, Gilles Enjalbert.

Experience in Ariège

To the point of directly entrusting Marie-Véronique Latil with this key position. “I accepted with the aim of contributing to the development of pétanque in Aveyron by drawing on my experience in Ariège and the lessons that I have been able to learn from my numerous stays and contacts in Aude. “

And too bad, if the person concerned doesn’t know North Aveyron as much as the people of North Aveyron know her. His experience and background should quickly help him fill this gap. “By going to play there and referee a few times, I noticed that more things are happening in the North than in the South. Probably because the territory is larger. This is an observation and certainly not a criticism. ” Way for Marie-Véronique Latil to insinuate that she does not intend, in her departmental commitment, to set herself up as a defender of the Millau and Saint-Affrique sectors or to carry out a sort of rebalancing. “No, in addition to writing meeting minutes, I will strive during my mandate to make the players understand that the decisions taken by the authorities are not intended to annoy them.” Quite a program.