They live in Eure-et-Loir, in Gommerville, Baudreville or even Mérouville, but their closest shops are in Essonne, in Angerville.
With the tightening of controls linked to compliance with containment measures, many of them had the unpleasant surprise of being fined when they crossed the border separating the Center Val de Loire region and the Ile-de-France region.
An error since travel between regions is authorized for the purchase of basic necessities.
With the first verbalizations, anger quickly mingled with incomprehension to the point of forcing the mayor, Johann Mittelhausser (SE) to react on the town's Facebook page.
“We have been contacted by many residents of neighboring municipalities,” he explained on Thursday.
After asking the services of the prefecture, I communicated their response on social networks.
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"I had my certificate and my receipt"
And for good reason, the testimonies were starting to accumulate.
“I was fined on this roundabout,” testifies a resident of Rouvray-Saint-Denis (Eure-et-Loir), a small town located just 5 km south of Angerville.
However, I had my certificate and my receipt.
I am waiting for the fine and I will go to the police station because it is not normal.
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Under the mayor's clarification, Jacqueline, who lives in Aunay-sous-Auneau (Eure-et-Loir), in turn, gives her personal experience.
“Me too,” she wrote.
I had a dentist appointment.
»The valid reason appears in the choices offered on the certificates.
But Jacqueline will not escape the minutes in the amount of 135 euros.
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For its inhabitants, going to the neighboring village in Essonne is the most practical solution.
The most logical too.
In the streets of Gommerville (Eure-et-Loir), Martine walks with a friend.
“We do our shopping at E.Leclerc,” she explains behind her surgical mask.
It's only five minutes ... To stay in our department, we would have to go to Janville.
It is 20 km from here… To make the round trip, it takes 40 minutes.
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The 100 km limit no longer exists
After these blunders, the state services confirm that these border residents were within their rights.
"Travel for the purchase of basic necessities is authorized, including between regions," confirms the prefecture of Essonne.
The 100 km limit no longer exists in the decree of October 29, 2020. The security forces of the department have been made aware of this point.
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Angerville, Thursday, November 19, 2020. The verbalizations, which targeted residents of Eure-et-Loir who came to do their shopping in Essonne, were drawn up on this Angerville roundabout.
LP / Florian Garcia
The gendarmes therefore corrected the shooting.
“We were informed of this problem, recognizes the communication unit of the gendarmerie group of Essonne.
We are currently doing audits.
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People wrongly verbalized can initiate proceedings to assert their rights.
“As for any verbalization, the citizen can contest, via the official website of the National Agency for the automated processing of offenses (ANTAI) or by mail to the public prosecutor, continues the gendarme.
Therefore, the public prosecutor decides and reserves the opportunity of prosecution.
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