Summer tour: A rustic stop in the middle of nature

La Tournée d’été s’est installée en plein marché artisanal ce samedi 27 juillet mais pas n’importe lequel « il s’agit du plus grand marché artisanal nocturne jamais organisé », se félicite Abdrani Garouche, élu aux festivités et aux animations. 120 exposants venus de tous les départements Hérault, Gard, Vaucluse, Ardèche présentent leurs produits. A.D.

A Saturday evening, in Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas, in the heart of the night market, to get to know and give a voice to those who drive local life: elected officials, associations, traders.

Located seven kilometers from Alès, Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas is a small town halfway between the countryside and the city. Its population continues to grow each year, going from 1,271 inhabitants in 1936 to 4,600 today. All these Saint-Hilairois can count on various stakeholders committed to improving, animating and promoting their territory. Whether artists, elected officials, shopkeepers or restaurateurs, all sectors are full of talent. Some of them have also taken advantage of the Summer Tour to present themselves on the Midi Libre media set (portraits below). Among them, Nicolas Gal, painter, visual artist and screenwriter, works all year round in collaboration with the town hall. He reinvents road signs and gives lessons at the leisure center. It is possible to see his know-how directly at Mont Aigoual. «  I created the scenography of the Climatographe, an observatory located at an altitude of 1567 meters », he adds. Jean-Marie and André, for their part, lead cycling lessons with their association Cyclo-évasion, which has more than 120 members. « We practice cycle tourism all year round, rides to admire the surroundings,” adds André, president of the club.