The new prefect of Ille-et-Vilaine and Brittany Emmanuel Berthier, here on November 17, 2020 in Rennes.

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C. Allain / 20 Minutes

He leaves the sun and the heat of the French Overseas Territories for the sun and the heat of Brittany.

Landed Monday in Rennes, the new prefect of Ille-et-Vilaine and Brittany Emmanuel Berthier comes to replace Michèle Kirry, appointed president of the higher council for territorial support and evaluation in Paris.

“I had her on the phone for a long time, like her predecessors Patrick Strzoda and Christophe Mirmand.

They all told me how happy they were to have served here, ”the new prefect told the press.

Born in Nancy almost 62 years ago, the representative of the State already knows the region having served as secretary general of the prefecture of Quimper from 1998 to 2000. “I have experienced agricultural crises there but also the sinking of the Erika.

I had noticed at that time that the Bretons had shown great resilience to erase the traces of this tragedy as quickly as possible.

After forty years of nomadism, I can affirm that the internal coherence of Brittany is a reality ”, estimated the new prefect.

"This does not mean that the Bretons are always in agreement but they are doing pack, and they do it more than the others".

Deconfinement by region?

" I do not think so "

Appointed at the heart of an unprecedented health crisis, Emmanuel Berthier was cautious about the favorable evolution of the circulation of the coronavirus in the region.

In recent days, the incidence rate has dropped significantly in the four Breton departments, confirming the status of the region least affected by Covid-19.

“The trend is positive but it would be premature to relax the efforts, especially as hospitalizations continue to increase.

We hope that this ebb will continue ”.

Asked about the possibility of a progressive deconfinement by region, the new prefect was skeptical.

"In the short term, I don't think it will happen, but it doesn't depend on me".

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