Arthur Pereira, edited by Laura Laplaud 07:39, April 27, 2022

The sound of the steeple, the crowing of the rooster or the roar of tractors... These noises, which make the charm of rural areas, disturb neo-rurals, those who lived in cities and who came to seek the tranquility of the countryside. campaign.

To avoid discord, some municipalities anticipate, as in Noyen-sur-Sarthe, located between Le Mans and Angers.

This may be your dream: going to live in the countryside with its sounds and smells.

The crowing of the rooster, the noise of the cows is an evidence which nevertheless still surprises the new inhabitants coming from the cities.

The mayor of Noyen-sur-Sarthe, located in the Sarthe department, has even received several complaints.

A petition launched against the town hall

In the sunny alleys, the smell of the fields that surrounds the village perfumes the stones of the houses.

During the lunch break, the locals parade to the bakery, all amazed that the newcomers complain about the noises of the countryside.

"We expect it when we come to live in the countryside, when there are smells, noises, the church steeple, things of the sort", testifies a resident at the microphone of Europe 1. "We doubt that there will be roosters crowing. It remains logical when it is part of the campaign", advances another.

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However, on the desk of Jean-Louis Cousin, the mayor of the city, dozens of prevention posters are waiting to be pasted on which we can read "The steeple gives rhythm to the life of the village".

"If you appreciate all that, you are welcome, in case of allergy, good road," he says.

A petition has even been launched against the town hall.

"Compared to the rooster, the animals, the smells", specifies the mayor of Noyen-sur-Sarthe.

"I'm more bothered by truck traffic than when I was in the city center"

But the countryside is not just the crowing of the rooster, denounces Marie.

She lives in a small house on the edge of the secondary road.

Arriving just a year ago, the former resident of Le Mans can't take it anymore.

"From 5 a.m., 6 a.m., we have trucks passing until 9 p.m. Today, I'm in the countryside, I'm more bothered by truck traffic than when I was in the center -town," she exclaims.

Despite 12,000 euros of investment in double-glazed windows, the noise persists.

A noise that could lead him to move in the next few years if nothing changes.