In Alencon
With the facades of its perfectly polished 18th century houses, the neat city center of the prefectural city of Alençon (Orne) gives off the tranquil scent of a provincial town of barely 26,000 inhabitants.
A pretty Norman postcard that we would like to believe eternal.
Alas, this sense of tranquility is fragile and deceptive.
Like many medium-sized cities now, Alençon no longer escapes the fury of its estates, its dealers and the provocative fires of part of its youth, who have become secessionist and violent.
Here, we are talking about the district of Perseigne, 5000 inhabitants, known for its drug trafficking.
But also for having seen the Clain brothers pass by, who claimed responsibility for the Islamist attacks of November 2015.
A year after a first conflagration, Perseigne ignited again, on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday.
Following the arrest of a dealer, around thirty young people, hooded and armed with iron bars, erected barricades before…
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