Finistère and Vendée: Darmanin confuses the Saint-Urbains and expresses his support for the bad mayor

ERROR The Minister of the Interior sent a letter of “solidarity” to the mayor of Saint-Urbain du Finistère instead of the mayor of the homonymous commune of Vendée

Gérald Darmanin, Minister of the Interior , wanted to support the mayor of Saint-Urbain de Vendée. — T. Samson/Sipa

The confusion was easy to resolve; to do and the Ministry of the Interior fell. in the panel. The mayor of Saint-Urbain, a small town of 1,650 inhabitants not far from Brest (Finistère), was surprised to receive a signed letter. by Gerald Darmanin. The Minister of the Interior expressed his “solidarity;” after the deliberate damage to the mayor’s vehicle. Except that the recipient’s car is doing very well, unlike that of the mayor of Saint-Urbain in Vendée, a town of 1,900 inhabitants near the island of Noirmoutier.

The minister (or more likely his secretariat), it’s just plain wrong. between the homonymous municipalities, reports The Telegram. The error was finally resolved. corrected by place Beauvau. Julien Poupon, the mayor of Finistère, is amused. and also conveyed his “support” to his counterpart in the Vendée who appreciated the two testimonies.

On September 29, at; Saint-Urbain in Vendée, a teenager who recognized the mayor was let off steam; to kicking his personal vehicle. The mirrors had been broken and bodywork damaged. The young suspect had been arrested and continued.