Born in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, François Bayrou is very attached to his region and owns a beautiful country house there.
For several weeks, the name of François Bayrou has been on everyone’s lips. And for good reason, the mayor of the city of Pau was in the running to replace Michel Barnier as Prime Minister. Indeed, the politician was received on several occasions by Emmanuel Macron, and his appointment was made official at midday on December 13, 2024. With this function, he will be the new tenant of the Matignon hotel, and risks having to leave his native southwest, where he has a country house.
François Bayrou, a politician attached to his region
Born in the commune of Bordères (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) on May 25, 1951, François Bayrou spent a large part of his life in his native region. He is the son of Jean Calixte Bayrou, agriculture and mayor of Bordères, and Emma Jeanne Eugénie née Sarthou, originally from the town of Serres-Morlaàs, also located in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Before entering politics, he studied classics and became a teacher. He also supported his mother in the family business after the death of his father in 1974.
During his life and political career, François Bayrou often demonstrated his attachment to his native region. For example, the president of the Democratic Movement (MoDem) regularly campaigns for the preservation of regional languages, he who speaks Béarnese fluently.
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Where is François Bayrou’s house?
According to The house newspaperFrançois Bayrou still enjoys his native region, even if he could soon occupy the Hôtel de Matignon. Mayor of the city of Pau since April 2014, it is however not in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques prefecture that he lives. In fact, he lives about twenty kilometers from the town hall, and preferred to stay in his native village of Bordères.
In other words, François Bayrou never really cut the cord with the town where he was born. “I was lucky to have never left my village, it put my feet back on the ground”he explained to Pointin 2011. He then owns a sublime house with a white facade, with a terrace and garden.
His haven of peace in the countryside, where he raises horses
In this house, he very often took advantage of the countryside and its animals, and raised horses alongside his political activity. “I was born in the legs of horses. I am a lover of this world, I could not live without it”he confided in the show In other wordsin 2001.
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Since childhood, François Bayrou has had a true passion for horses. “When my mother married my father in the 1950s there were around ten horses at home and I was deeply affected by them. It always served as a path to my dreams”he detailed. “There is nothing more beautiful than a horse, in my life I have never seen anything so beautiful. This back line, its neck, its action, a foal that has just been born”added the president of MoDem.
