On Place Caramy, in front of the town hall of Brignoles, the voices of Jacques Higelin and Etienne Daho, the Beatles and
Starmania
resonate at full blast.
Coming out of the loudspeakers hung on the top of the pylons, they disturb the peaceful life of the inhabitants.
Sitting in his office on the first floor, window closed, Guillaume Lesage, the mayor's chief of staff, smiles at our astonishment:
“It's often like that in the cities of the South, we put music on public squares.
We broadcast variety playlists, hits from the 1980s, music of all styles, outdoors.
His office
, like that of the mayor, located in a beautiful 17th century private mansion, overlooks a fascinating theatre, that of a town in Provence full of charm but impoverished, where the sweetness of life mingles with diffuse anxiety.
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Below, the three terraces of the square are far from full.
Men linger over a cup of coffee, alone or in groups, others strum on…
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