The engagement was long, but their marriage is a done deal. By a decree of the Sarthe prefecture of September 19, 2024, the cities of Volnay and Saint-Mars-de-Locquenay have made their merger official. “For the best…”
This new commune will be called Val-de-la-Hune, and will have 1,556 inhabitants. From January 2025, a new mayor and a new municipal council will be appointed by the elected representatives of the two former communes.
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A double interest
However, a huge amount of work remains to be planned, with complex specifications and interests in simplifying public and economic services. The budgets will be combined and thanks to this pooling of materials and services and these economies of scale, old development projects from the two municipalities will be able to come out of the cupboards. “, explains Christophe Pinto, the mayor of Volnay. We are very happy with this decision.continues Vincent Barrais, mayor of Saint-Mars-de-Locquenay, This was our wish, which we have been discussing for four years and working on for more than two years. »
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