Beyond having been the mayor of the town, Daniel Putin was an emblematic figure of Champagnat. Born on October 8, 1963 in Louvarel, he was above all a lover of the land who saw it grow, deeply rooted in it. A breeder of white cows on the family farm, he had previously worked alongside one of his 12 brothers and sisters, Jean-Pierre, in masonry and completed his apprenticeship at the Super U in Cuiseaux.
An unmissable figure, outspoken and humorous, with real peasant common sense, he knew his territory like the back of his hand and had a deep respect for the inhabitants.
Attached to its territory
He was so attached to his territory and its inhabitants that he was elected municipal councilor in 1989 and until 2001 alongside the then mayor, Robert Labranche, then took a break in 2001. In 2008, he was left as first deputy of the new mayor Philippe Cabaud and it is finally since 2014 that he became mayor of Champanois, re-elected in 2020. With his team, he goes to a firstly, support the continuation of the deconfinement, and take up the file of the heavy restoration project of the church.
A void left after his death
A unanimously recognized dedication, which earned him a regional, departmental and municipal medal of honor at the silver level, which will be presented to him by the prefect Julien Charles in 2021. The departmental councilor Frédéric Cannard, the deputy Cécile Untermaier and the president from Bresse Louhannaise intercom Anthony Vadot then praised his “frank speaking, not devoid of humor” and his “wishes for speed in action”.
Suddenly dying during his mandate in February 2023, Daniel Putin left a big void in his commune. He will have left such a mark with his human and warm imprint, that on January 10, 2024, on the occasion of the first wishes of Fabienne Buisson who succeeded him as mayor, the latter wished to unveil a commemorative plaque in the name of Daniel Putin. Affixed above the entrance to the room, the plaque pays tribute to the commitment of the deceased mayor.
