The national invitation to turn off communal lights for one night took effect, plunging the village into deep darkness. As a preamble, the screening of a documentary on bats and their uses was organized by the Ecodive association with the screening of a film commented by Jean Muratet. However, a few fireflies were visible. It was time for the walkers, carrying lanterns, who left the Halle de la Place de la Fontaine to reach the body of water in the basin where it was possible to scan and admire the sky, explained by the animated Explorarium association. by Guillaume Begon. The weather was also conducive to explorations, especially as the light was excellent before returning to the place of departure, to enjoy a well-deserved snack; or almost 4 kilometers on the clock.
The mayor, Michaël Laurent, present at the start of the nighttime demonstration, could only congratulate the walkers of this 16th edition, launched in 2009 by the Agir pour l’environnement association at the national level; an event taken up by the municipality for five years.
Patrick Folch and Francis Vallet, municipal deputies and elected officials, supervised the procession of some thirty-five people. Before the first steps, elected officials also renewed the safety instructions and encouraged the participants: “We made the decision collectively and we joined forces with this sixteenth edition to participate in raising awareness and the economic issue through energy savings in a particularly tense period. “, they explained.
