The first deputy of Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, Dorothée Pacaud, was elected mayor of this commune of Loire-Atlantique Friday evening, June 9. The 45-year-old teacher, without label, becomes the first woman to take the helm of this seaside resort of 14,800 inhabitants.
His predecessor had resigned with a bang after months of tension over the relocation of a reception centre for asylum seekers (CADA) A dozen young ultra-right activists appeared in front of the windows of the city council brandishing smoke bombs and shouting "Yesterday Annecy, tomorrow Saint- Brevin"