Anne-Françoise Piedallu, mayor of Plougrescant, in Brittany, since 2014, is still in shock. A few weeks ago, in the night, someone deliberately cut the brakes of his car. She complains. Should we see a link with the announced departure of the only doctor in the town, after the increase in his rent decided at the municipal council? An investigation is underway. Despite threats and intimidation, Anne-Françoise Piedallu holds firm. Reporting.
When you come to the sliding door of the town hall, nothing happens. It remains closed. It is then necessary that Yveline, the secretary inside the building, hastens the step to come to open us. We no longer enter the town hall of Plougrescant, as we entered it a few weeks ago: ” It’s no longer a free opening like it used to beconfirms Anne-Françoise Piedallu, the mayor. It’s a recommendation from the police. »
A recommendation from the gendarmes after the mayor had the unpleasant surprise of finding one morning, the brake hoses of his car severed: “ I get into my vehicle as usual, I start my engine and there, my brake pedal touches the bottom, that is to say that there is no longer any resistance at all, it is in the void “unfolds the aedile.
The mechanic is formal, the brakes have indeed been cut voluntarily, on his car parked in front of his home. Anne-Françoise Piedallu files a complaint against X and the prosecution opens an investigation for the counts of manslaughter and repeated death threats against a person holding public authority. A shock : ” Just seeing it written is funny. It’s funny to think that we are concerned by what is written. I never thought being mayor that this could happen continues the mayor, who is serving her second term.
Tensions in the community
Plougrescant has been torn over the question of the doctor for several weeks, installed not far from the town hall, in a prefab. The city council recently voted to increase the rent it pays to the town hall. No other choice in the face of rising costs and prices. In return, he threatens to leave the city when he is the only one practicing in Plougrescant. Is the sabotage of the mayor’s car a response to the discontent and fear of the inhabitants to see the doctor leave? Unable to confirm, the investigation is still ongoing.
In this town of 1,200 inhabitants, where everything is known very quickly, no one or almost dares to mention what happened to the mayor. ” No, I prefer to remain neutral. I don’t want to take one side or the other “, immediately evacuates a shopkeeper. Ditto for another on the town hall square.
To find support from the mayor, return to town hall with Yvette, the secretary, who is full of praise for the work carried out by the city councilor: “ I find that unacceptable. Because when I see all that the mayor has done for the town… She is always present at the town hall! I take my hat off to him, yes, congratulations Madam Mayor! »
“ There are more and more demands and impatience »
And support, the mayor needs in the face of threats and sometimes inflexible inhabitants: “ In the minds of some people, the mayor has the answer to everything. We are supposed to know everything, we are supposed to know how to answer, but no! We don’t necessarily have the answer to everything. And then I find, personally, that there are more and more demands and impatience. »
However, there is no question of resigning. Anne-Françoise Piedallu will complete her second term in 2026, ” because it excites me. I feel like I’m helpful. I don’t want to agree with the people who did it. There’s no reason for me to leavesweeps the mayor. I hope although we will succeed in ensuring that the situation is unblocked and that things can move forward in a positive way… »
In the dispute between the municipality and the doctor, a mediator has been appointed. For Anne-Françoise Piedallu, this mandate is the last. She will return the scarf in 2026.
