In Mayenne, a department with a centrist tradition, the Mélenchon and Le Pen temptations

The town of Évron, in Mayenne, is the capital of a canton of more than 20,000 inhabitants.

It is home to two large agrifood companies that provide more than a thousand jobs, Socopa and Bel, and its population voted overwhelmingly for Emmanuel Macron in the second round of the presidential election.

This is far from being the case for the smaller municipalities that surround it.

Some, historically classified on the left, saw Marine Le Pen rise to the top of the ballot.

A first in this historically centrist corner of France, of Christian Democrat and Social Democratic tradition.

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A few weeks after the presidential election, and with the approach of the legislative elections, the subject still animates the discussions.

This May 12, like every Thursday morning, it's the effervescence on the place of the Basilica of Évron.

It is market day, one of the most important in the canton, where people from all the neighboring towns meet.

The weather, hot and dry, lends itself to a break on the terrace...

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