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Sunday, 15 March 2020

Epeigné-les-Bois – results of 1st round of les élections municipales

Here are the results of the 1st Round of the municipal elections for Epeigné-les-Bois (Indre-et-Loire) held on Sunday 15th March 2020.

It is clear that the list (highlighted in Yellow) headed by a trio – Jean Candiago, Dominique Hisbergue and Michèle Prieur – are the clear winners with ten candidates from their list elected on this first round. Six women and four men were elected to the Conseil on the 1st Round.

No candidate from the list (highlighted in green) was elected on this 1st Round.

There remains one more place on the Conseil, which will be decided on the 2nd Round to be held next Sunday 22nd March.

Listes des candidats

Jean-Marie THIREAU 44.21% Non

Fabienne SOMMÉRIA 61.58% élue

Odeh RISHMAWI 40% Non

Michèle PRIEUR 53.68% élue

Aurore NIBAUDEAU 43.68 Non

Stéphanie MAGHISSENE 62.11% élue

Daniel LAUMONNIER (Maire-Adjoint) 45.26% Non

Julien LAMBERT 47.89% Non

Dominique HISBERGUE 49.47% Non

Ludovic GUILLON 49.47% Non

Fabrice FOUANON 41.05% Non

Viviane FÈVE 55.79% élue

Claire DUPRÉ 65.79% élue

Frédéric CHEVALIER 69.67% élu

Michel CARATY 61.05% élu

Jean CANDIAGO 63.68% élu

Amélie BORGNIET Conseiller 46.32% Non

Amélie BOGUET 56.84% élue

Daniel LAUMONNIER (Mairie-Adjoint) and Amélie BORGNIET (Conseiller) were on the outgoing council.

See my previous post on these elections.

Results on the Internaute site.

Update: 16.3.20
President Macron is due to address France this evening at 8pm (7pm UK time). It is expected that he will announce further restrictions – perhaps a virtual lock down. It looks increasingly unlikely that the 2nd Tour due on Sunday 22nd will be held. What happens to the elections including last night's results is unknown.

Thursday, 5 March 2020

Epeigné-les-Bois – Les élections municipales 2020: two lists of candidates

Le Mairie d'Epeigné-les-Bois

(Indre-et-Loire)

The 2020 French municipal elections will be held on Sunday 15th March and Sunday 22nd March when a new set of maires and their conseil municipales will be elected.

There are two lists of candidates for Epeigné-les-Bois' 11 places on the conseil municipale. The number of places on the conseil depends upon the population of the commune. Epeigné (population 436) has 11 because it comes into the 100-499 inhabitants category. Rules regarding the conseils and the elections are different for communes with less than 1000 inhabitants and those with more than 1000.

From Le Monde:

Épeigné-les-Bois 37150
Résultats aux municipales 2020

: consultez l’intégralité des listes, des candidats, les résultats du scrutin et les données-clés de la commune.

Maire sortant : Christian PERCEVAULT
Population : 436 habitants
Circonscription : 2^e d’Indre-et-Loire
Intercommunalité : CC de Bléré Val de Cher

Listes des candidats

Jean-Marie THIREAU

Fabienne SOMMÉRIA

Odeh RISHMAWI

Michèle PRIEUR

Aurore NIBAUDEAU

Stéphanie MAGHISSENE

Daniel LAUMONNIER (Maire-Adjoint)

Julien LAMBERT

Dominique HISBERGUE

Ludovic GUILLON

Fabrice FOUANON

Viviane FÈVE

Claire DUPRÉ

Frédéric CHEVALIER

Michel CARATY

Jean CANDIAGO

Amélie BORGNIET (Conseiller)

Amélie BOGUET

Francis BENOIT

Yellow: Dominique, Michèle and Jean's list
Green: Amélie's list

Amélie and Daniel are on the present council.

From La Nouvelle République - the announcement of the two lists of candidates:

Épeigné-les-Bois : un trio de tête pour les municipales

L’idée est originale : ce n’est pas une tête qui conduit la liste pour les élections municipales de mars mais un...

The trio are holding a public meeting at Epeigné's Salle des Fêtes this evening (Thursday) starting at 8pm.

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Amélie Borgniet dévoile sa liste

Conseillère municipale sortante, Amélie Borgniet avec, à ses côtés, Daniel Laumonnier, adjoint sortant et six co...

Extract from the rules published by the French Ministry of the Interior:

'Les suffrages sont décomptés individuellement par candidat, y compris en cas de candidature groupée, c’est-à-dire lorsque plusieurs candidats ont manifesté leur volonté de présenter leur candidature ensemble sur un même bulletin de vote.

Pour être élu au premier tour de scrutin, le candidat doit recueillir la majorité absolue des suffrages exprimés et un nombre de suffrages au moins égal au quart de celui des électeurs inscrits sur les listes électorales. S’il est nécessaire de procéder à un second tour de scrutin, la majorité relative suffit, quel que soit le nombre de votants. En cas d’égalité de suffrages, le plus âgé des candidats est élu (art. L. 253).'

(Translation: The votes are counted individually by candidate, including in the case of a group candidacy, that is to say when several candidates have expressed their desire to present their candidacy together on the same ballot.

To be elected on the first ballot, the candidate must obtain the absolute majority

of the votes cast and a number of votes at least equal to a quarter of that of the

voters registered on the electoral lists. If it is necessary to conduct a second ballot,

the relative majority suffices, regardless of the number of voters.

In the event of a tie, the oldest candidate is elected (art. L. 253).)

Thus if there are two or more lists of allied candidates it is possible that the final result may see a mix of candidates elected from the various lists. Equally it is possible that all of the candidates on a particular list will be successful and none from the other lists.

The full guide from the French Ministry of the Interior to these municipal elections can be downloaded here.

Sunday, 14 April 2019

Epeigné-les-Bois: 1er tranche of community vines planted

The first three rows are now planted

Newly planted parcel – Lieu dit: Gandelard

1st 150 vines planted in the commune's new communal vineyard organised by Les Amis des Patrimoines d'Épeigné les Bois. The first 150 are Le Plantet, a hybrid which was very common in Touraine between the two world wars and in at least two decades following. Chosen because of its resistance to disease. Also known as 5455 Seibel.

Vincent Beaumont, the wine-maker, says the first vintage will be in 2021 or 2022 depending on whether this summer is dry or wet. If wet the vines will grow sufficiently to permit a vintage in 2021. "The Plantet won't produce a 'grand vin' but it should be attractive to drink and can served at various fêtes here in Epeigné-les-Bois.

Three watch while four work at other end of row

L'equipe gets down to work (above and below)

La précision s'impose.....

Jean-Michel Prieur, le chef de culture, and
Vincent Beaumont, the wine-maker confer

Juan watering the newly planted vines

Fabrice au plein boulot

Vincent making a hole for a vine

'je monte la garde'

Le pauvre ... un vieux paysan complètement
crevé par ce boulot dur.....

Organsing le cassecroute

Vincent serves 2018 Sauvignon Blanc
made from vines in Epeigné-les-Bois

Thursday, 31 May 2018

Epeigné-les-Bois: a fine restoration and a real embarrassment

L'eglise @Epeigné-les-Bois

The magnificent restoration of Epeigné-les-Bois' church is now almost complete. It stands as a testament to the quality of work by the four companies involved: Hory-Chauvelin (masons), Delestre (woodwork), Merlot (roof) and Mamais (clock restoration). All that remains to be done is to put up the lightning rod and the weather vane cock. The total cost of the renovation was 532,079€.

It is a shame that the church is not used more. Mass is no longer celebrated here and sadly one of the main uses for the church is for burial services.

An embarrassing addition to the village's Patrimoine

In stark contrast to the fine work on the church is this horribly botched job of a wall, which Epeigné's Bulletin municipal 2017-2018 shows cost the commune 10,728 €. Money that would have been better spent sending the 'mason' to a school to teach him how to build walls properly.

The contrasting quality of work is particularly stark as this lamentable excuse of a wall is just across from Epeigné's now wonderful church.

Friday, 13 October 2017

Epeigné-les-Bois – many gather to say farewell to Patrick Guignard

Large crowd gathered in front of the church as the church was full

The road by the church was closed for the funeral service

Today a large number of Patrick Guignard's family, friends and colleagues gathered at the church in Epeigné-les-Bois to say farewell to Patrick. The church was full with a large crowd outside. It showed very clearly the affection and respect in which Patrick was held.

Patrick served two terms on Epeigné's Conseil Municipal (1995-2008) and for 20 years (1997-2017) was the Président of the village's Comité des Fêtes and very much its driving force.

Born in nearby Francueil Patrick grew up in Epeigné going to the village school. Among today's congregation were some of his classmates, who had known Patrick all their lives. This was a particularly sad and moving day for them.

Patrick died from a heart attack in his allotment on Saturday 7th October.

Our thoughts are with Anne, his wife, and family.

From La Nouvelle République
Disparition brutale de Patrick Guignard, ancien conseiller

(Publié le 11/10/2017 à 04:55 | Mis à jour le 11/10/2017 à 04:55)

Nous apprenons le décès brutal de Patrick Guignard, personnage qui a marqué la vie d’Épeigné-les-Bois de par son engagement dans sa commune en tant que conseiller municipal durant deux mandats de 1995 à 2008 mais aussi dans le tissu associatif.

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Saturday, 30 September 2017

Epeigné-les-Bois: mariage du siècle – les jeunes Lyn et Vasco

The young newly weds emerge from the Mairie

where they made their vows

Today Epeigné-les-Bois witnessed its marriage of the century – a marriage of a carefully chosen blend of France, Portugal Australia – a marriage of Lyn and Vasco.