Episode 4: Laureline Dupont, deputy editorial director of L’Express, takes you to Souzy-la-Briche, in Essonne, where a mysterious castle has been a vacation spot for several presidents and prime ministers.
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The team: Charlotte Baris (presentation), Mathias Penguilly (writing and editing) and Jules Krot (direction).
Credits: INA, France 5
Music and design: Emmanuel Herschon / Studio Torrent
Image credits: The Express
Logo: Anne-Laure Chapelain / Benjamin Chazal
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Charlotte Baris: So here it is, I turned on my microphone. Dear listeners, as I promised you in yesterday’s episode, today we are leaving Paris. And I am still in the company of Laureline Dupont, the deputy editor of L’Express. Hello Laureline!
Laureline Dupont: Hello Charlotte, that’s good, we’re almost there. Keep going up the “Grand rue” there, you can go along this big hedge there, and park a little before the bend at the end. You’ll see a big gate.
Charlotte Baris: Laureline, where exactly are we?
Laureline Dupont: So this village is called “Souzy-la-Briche”. It is a rural commune in the heart of Essonne. There must be a little over 400 inhabitants here. And this village is an important place for those who – like me – are passionate about the Mitterrand legend. This is where we find one of the places of power of the Fifth Republic, probably the most secret of all: the castle of Souzy-la-Briche. Park there, we are going to go down…
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