Amazon wants to establish a base near Quimper, elected officials are wondering

In the Amazon warehouse in Lauwin-Planque in 2013. -

Amazon promises 95 direct jobs and around 300 indirect jobs with carriers.

In Briec, near Quimper, the web giant is planning to settle in an area of ​​six hectares located on the edge of the expressway, a few kilometers north of the prefecture of Finistère.

Long remained secret, the name of the bearer of this project has just been officially revealed by the new mayor of Quimper and president of the agglomeration community.

Elected in June, the socialist Isabelle Assih discovered with amazement that this land had been promised to Amazon just before the municipal elections.

Questioned by

, she criticizes "a democratic hold-up" of her predecessor, accusing him of having signed the compromise "a few days before the municipal elections".

Former mayor Ludovic Jollivet, beaten in June, has not yet reacted.

A "last mile" platform

The arrival of the juggernaut of online commerce is not, however, settled.

The new elected representatives of Quimper Bretagne Occidentale wishing to "take the time" to study the project before validating it.

According to France Bleu, Amazon would like to install “a last mile platform” in order to ensure its deliveries in the western part of Brittany.

Communists and members of rebellious France have already warned that they oppose it.

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