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Tuesday, 27 May 2008 |
The political fire in Coulounieix-
Chamiers remains ablaze
following claims of defamation by
former mayor Michel Dasseux
against current mayor Jean-Pierre
Roussarie. This is the second case
against Roussarie since the local
elections in March, leading to two
days of hearings in separate
Bordeaux courts.
On May 22, the long-running
feud between Dasseux and
Roussarie landed them before the
Tribunal Correctionel. Dasseux is
accusing Roussarie of making
libellous remarks in his blog
regarding the former mayor. The
tribunal, in an attempt to avoid
being weighed down by such
“pathetic” affairs, forced Dasseux
to pay €3000 before June 15 to
lodge his complaint.
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The restrictions on the right for state sector employees to strike has exacerbated protests
against government reforms. The notion of maintaining a minimum service for the public
has been put to the test in the latest strikes, first by transport workers and now by teachers.
So who should look after the kids when there’s no one at school? Colette Davidson finds out.
Périgueux saw several protests in May regarding dissatisfaction with the state education system.
New regulations on a draft
law in May has split
teachers, parent groups and
local mairies as to the best way to
accommodate working parents
while providing an equal
education to all children.
The service minimum d'accueil
(SMA) was proposed in January
2008 by the Minister of Education
Xavier Darcos, former mayor of
Périgueux. The law states that all
mairies must provide a place for
maternelle and primaire pupils to
go during strikes by state
education staff. On May 15,
President Sarkozy announced that
he hoped to pass the law this
summer, adding that those
striking must give 48 hours’
notice of a strike in addition to
providing childcare. Parents in
communes which refuse to
provide the reception service will
be allowed to sue for damages
in the Tribunal Administratif.
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If you happen to be near the banks of the Dordogne in
early May and see a flotilla of rowing boats sailing
past, it may be the Rencontre du Mascaret. Get your
oars out or your wellies, says Alan Marsden, if you
just want to watch
Not a competition or a race, the
Mascaret is essentially a fun row
which has attracted more than
2,000 rowers in the last 13 years. Run by
the Randonnée Aviron Mascaret Evasion
(RAME) in Branne, the event features a
125km rowing course open to all.
Established rowers can enter as teams,
and individuals can book a seat in pairs,
fours or eights. The Mascaret has drawn
rowers from France, Belgium, Holland,
Germany, Canada, Australia, Algeria
and Israel.
The word mascaret means ‘tidal bore’
and refers to the bore which occurs at
regular intervals on the Gironde, Garonne
and Dordogne when certain river
conditions arise. The best place to see
them in the Dordogne is at Saint-Pardon
near Vayres, just west of Libourne. In the
past, other regions of France were also
privy to the bores, such as the Seine at le
Havre and the Charente.
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A view of a Château on your doorstep! This house is
situated in a thriving village and has a lovely view of
the countryside. The village has local shops, a post
office, a bar/restaurant and is only 15 minutes from
the motorway. The house, while livable, is ripe for
modernisation with its 3 bedrooms and kitchen/living
room, terraces to the front and rear, and garden. It has
a typical Périgourdian barn attached and the potential
of a possible attic conversion in a loft already served by
a staircase.
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Charles Gillooley is the president of the Dordogne’s FNAIM, the Fédération Nationale de l’Immobilier, France’s largest
professional estate agents’ organisation, and vice-president of the FNAIM Aquitaine region. He is the owner and director of
Immobilier Causses et Vézère, an English-owned bilingual French estate agency in the Dordogne.
This is the question on many people’s lips at the
moment. The French property market is in the
doldrums. Not only are prices not rising much, in
some areas they are falling. In a large region such as the
Aquitaine, the fall in house prices may be only 0.6% over
the last quarter, but in some “micro market” areas, prices
have dropped by as much as 15%.
Local factors make for such discrepancies. Towns and
cities, where the demand for principal residences is
strong, have suffered less than others. They are having to
come to terms with mortgages which are harder to
obtain, though the interest rates are fairly stable. Banks
are being very careful about the candidates they choose
to finance, and are now firmly applying the income ratio
and asking for deposits, even for first-time buyers.
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