Mega Sports Hall in Nîmes, Cévennes episode in sight, controversy surrounding the RD600… the essential news in the region

Today's number: 22

#TOULOUSE –That's the number of dead sheep in Lacroix-Falgarde and Mervilla, on the outskirts of Toulouse. On Thursday, September 26, 2024, three sheep were found disemboweled and three injured on Patricia Giquet's property in Lacroix-Falgarde. More frighteningly, the next day, September 28, it was her neighbor Olivier who discovered one of his dead goats and an injured sheep with similar wounds. The same day, Jean-Christophe, another animal owner, lost three sheep that were also torn to pieces. Sunday, September 29, “no fewer than 15 sheep were discovered dead”, in Mervilla. “Two dogs committed these acts. My neighbors saw them at the scene”, explains Patricia Giquet. The police were alerted.

The Nîmes Sports Hall, a new showcase for 18 associations

#URBAN PLANNING –South of Nîmes, the Sports Hall named Ludivine Furnon, in homage to the Nîmes gymnastics champion, will host 18 sports associations from November 2024. The transfer of the Costières stadium to this new setting will take place during the All Saints' Day holidays. As a preview, this Wednesday, November 9, 2024, club representatives will be able to discover the new building. “There was a consultation to have rooms better suited to expectations. The daily life of the clubs will be turned upside down for the better”, announced Julien Plantier, first deputy mayor, on Monday. Mayor Jean-Paul Fournier, for his part, recalled "the quality of this achievement with the use of wood". An infrastructure costing 25 million euros committed by the City of Nîmes. During the inauguration, Tuesday, November 5, 2024, the public will be able to admire works by Alain Clément on the same support that served as a sail for the facade of the Halle.

Alert to the Cévennes episode

#GARD/LOZERE –A Cévennes episode was expected on the evening of Monday 7 October and was expected to intensify during the night from Monday to Tuesday 8 October, potentially bringing significant accumulations of rain to the relief, particularly in Gard and Lozère. Thus, over the entire episode, between Monday evening and Tuesday morning (around 12 noon), the accumulations of rain are likely to locally approach 150 to 200 mm. In Hérault, this episode classified as yellow could bring heavy rainfall. The disturbance should evacuate to the east at the end of the morning of this Tuesday. In total, this Tuesday, 11 departments, including Gard and Lozère, are classified as orange alert in France.

The doubling of the RD 600 has lead in the wing

#HERAULT – The departmental road 600 which connects the A9 motorway to Frontignan is a very busy route: 25,000 vehicles pass by it every day on average. It serves the port of Sète-Frontignan and the spa resort of Balaruc-les-Bains. The project to double the RD600 therefore appears essential. However, on September 26, 2024, the mayor of Frontignan blurted out in the municipal council: “I remind you that the City of Frontignan on the Lapeyradoise section is opposed to the doubling of the RD 600. I told the Department, its president, there is no question of having a four-lane highway.” A position with serious consequences that could force the Department, the project owner, to review its copy on this sector.

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