In Saillac, a peaceful Corrèze town of 223 inhabitants, the sawmill created in 1910 has always been part of the landscape. A local resident, complaining about the noise caused by the company during the day, recently sowed discord in the town by launching a petition and filing a complaint.
1,500 people took part in the counter-petition. The village mayor, Olivier Laporte, displays his embarrassment. “It’s a very complicated story which has reached the president of the department and the sub-prefect, notes the chief magistrate. I'm sure we'll find a compromise, » he says.