elected officials of the 41 communes of Réolais in South Gironde intend to wear life jackets in addition to their tricolor scarves. The elected officials believe they are wronged because the surrounding communities of communes are all classified as rural revitalization zones.
The overhaul of the ZRR, announced as part of the France ruralités plan in 2023, worries elected officials who fear that they will still not be affected. “Not being like our neighbors is a huge handicap,” judges Stéphane Denoyelle, the mayor of Saint-Pierre-d'Aurillac.