The governance of the new commune Montaigu-Vendée, which will be born on January 1, 2019 was announced this Friday, November 23. The mayor of Montaigu will remain until the municipal elections of 2020. That of Boufféré will be in the lead in 2020.
On the evening of Friday, November 23, the five mayors of Montaigu, Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay, La Guyonnière, Boufféré and Saint-Georges-de-Montaigu met to announce the governance of Montaigu-Vendée. This new municipality will be created on January 1, 2019 and will become the 3rd commune, in terms of population, of the department.
Antoine Chéreau, mayor of Montaigu was envisaged, until summer 2018, as future mayor of this new commune. "We have met many times since 2015. The question of governance arose, even if we were not in a logic of power. I was asked to be a candidate to form a list for March 2020 together, and we had not returned to this issue for many months . "
Long months that made him think who is also first vice-president of the Regional Council of Pays de la Loire. "It seemed to me that the project we were wearing deserved a breath and a new face. I had the energy to do it, I was prepared for it, but it changed the outlook, "he explains.
Then the question was rested, and Florent Limouzin, mayor of Boufféré, appeared as the ideal candidate ... From 2020, end of the current mandate. "This helps ensure the smoothest transition possible . "