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Finally, the Grandi Buffeti remain in Narbonne
#HEAD – After almost two years of threats to move, the famous restaurant, considered the largest in France with 350,000 meals served a year, remains at the Espace Liberté in Narbonne, while a violent conflict breaks out between the owner Louis Privat and the municipality of the village. summer of 2022. The mayor of Narbonne Bertrand Malquier and Louis Privat announced in a video this Friday. The bet was huge, both for the municipality of Narbonne and for the restaurant that attracts almost 800,000 visitors a year. “A tourist and gastronomic locomotive”, summarizes Bertrand Malquier. Cities such as Carcassonne, Béziers and Perpignan were part of the list of cities that could have hosted him. In the end, it doesn’t happen.
Anima, a new impetus for the economy
#MONTPELLIER – The name Anima, which means breath in Greek, was revealed during the laying of the first stone this Friday in the area of Cambacérès, in Montpellier. The new 28,000 m2 site will house the Montpellier Business School, the Purple Campus training center, the CCI Hérault headquarters and the regional branch. The economic world of Hérault gathered to attend this event, the first stage of a project that germinated ten years ago in the mind of the president of the CCI of Hérault, André Deljarry. Anima, designed by the architect François Fontès, will be structured around three buildings, on 7 floors, and 28,000 m². The Ecole Supérieure de Management (MBS) will occupy the largest part of 20,000 m², the training center of the Purple campus will extend over 4,000 m², the headquarters of the CCI Hérault will extend over 2,000 m² and likewise for the regional CCI branch. The investment amounts to 107 million euros but the operation in general weighs four times more when considering the student accommodation and the real estate project.
Incident: the couple dies, their child seriously injured
#GUARD – A tragic traffic accident occurred this Friday afternoon in Laval-Pradel, north of Gard. The toll is very heavy. A couple, aged 40, who were leaving the maternity ward, died instantly. Her child is seriously injured and was transported by helicopter to the hospital in Montpellier. Two other people, aged 80 and 85, also suffered serious injuries. The vital prognosis of the octogenarian is said to be in danger, she was transported to the Carémeau hospital in Nîmes. The man was taken to Alès hospital. The car of the couple and their child would have turned on a piece of diesel and collided head-on with the car arriving in front, occupied by the octogenarian.
This is the 100the edition of the famous Barjac fair
#GUARD – The 100th edition of the Barjac antiques and flea market, whose reputation extends beyond the Gard and even the French borders, began on Thursday and continues until Monday. Every year, the fair is an opportunity to discover the rare object.
According to Michel Raoux, organizer, the flea market has been slow since December: “No one buys anymore, the second-hand sellers hope that Easter will be good to pick up. The hangars are full!” So, advice to bargain hunters!
Today’s figure: 0.4
#OCCITANIA – The latest INSEE report indicates that the unemployment rate in Occitania increased by 0.4 points in 2023 and will remain at 8.9% of the active population in the fourth quarter of 2023. It is the second highest unemployment rate in continental France, behind Hauts-de. -France with 9.3%. In construction, wage labor suffers. More than a year, the decline reached -1.4%, or a loss of 1,800 jobs. In terms of temporary work in this sector, the workforce is down by 7.9% over the year 2023.