Saint-Nabor, near Obernai, in the Bas-Rhin, is in mourning after the death on Friday of its mayor, François Lantz, suffering from coronavirus.
Mayor since 2008 of this municipality of 500 inhabitants, François Lantz had not represented himself in the municipal elections, but was present at the polling station Sunday, March 15, like his first deputy and another deputy. “The three of us had symptoms on the Monday after the election. We were already contaminated before I think, "said the first assistant Régis Muller to DNA.
The president of the departmental council of Bas-Rhin, Frédéric Bierry, said Friday "his emotion" on Facebook.
In France, two other mayors died of coronavirus: Alain Lescouet, 74, mayor of Saint-Brice-Courcelles, in Marne, and Jacques Lajeanne, 81, mayor of Beurey-Bauguay, in Côte-d'Or.
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