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During the presentation of phase 2 of the deconfinement Thursday, Prime Minister Édouard Philippe announced the end of the travel limit of 100 kilometers from June 2 in mainland France. So why not go and splash in the sea? For Parisians, Deauville, on the Normandy side, remains the closest ideal destination. And the locals are waiting for them firmly.
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"It will be much more alive!"
"You kidnap the Parisians, there is no one here anymore!" Says Bruno, a Deauvillais. Martine agrees with him. "We are so used to seeing them that when they are no longer there, it's funny", notes this resident. They never thought they would say that one day but Bruno and Martine have a message to send to Parisians: "Come! Enjoy! It will be more fun, it will be much more alive!", Martine says.
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Parisians will however be asked to respect barrier gestures, warn some. But the vast majority of Deauvillais are eager to see their place Morny and the street that leads to the seaside teeming with city dwellers.
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They are here at home, hammer Josiane and Sylvie. "Deauville was created for Parisians. It remains the 21st arrondissement of Paris," says Josiane. "They have to come back because this is a total disaster. We need them and it's always a city because they are there," says Sylvie.
"The Parisians will make us 60% of our turnover for the season"
And it is not traders who will say otherwise. Starting with Joëlle, manager of two ready-to-wear boutiques that are well established. "We are impatiently waiting to see them again. It's the Parisians who make us weekends, that's obvious," she reacts.
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Edouard, behind his ice cream counter, yearns to see them hesitate again between ice cream in a cone or ice cream in a small jar. "Of course we miss them!" He says. "When they are there, they make us live. They will make us 60% of our turnover for the season," he said. "It's good, it's happiness. We're going to have a job," rejoices the trader. A tenfold feeling among restaurateurs who will reopen on June 2 even if, they say, the return of Parisians will not save their season.