Chloé Lagadou, edited by Alexandre Dalifard 10:40 p.m., February 27, 2023
Faced with rising energy prices and excessively high operating costs, the town of Maisoncelles-la-Jourdan, in Calvados, decided to sell its town hall, which had become too expensive.
In agreement with its citizens, the building is for sale at a price of 138,700 euros.
Objective: reduce costs and house families.
What if you bought a town hall?
That of the town of Maisoncelles-la-Jourdan, in Calvados, is on sale at a price of 138,700 euros.
With the rise in energy prices and excessively high operating costs, the municipality decided to part with it, in agreement with its citizens.
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An operating cost estimated at 7,000 euros per year
Right in the center of this village of 500 inhabitants, a large stone building with large white shutters houses the town hall.
When Samuel Binet, deputy mayor, does the accounts, he can't find his way around.
"The operating cost of such a building is estimated at around 7,000 euros per year. The fuel oil to supply the boiler is 1,500 euros per year and it is a colossal financial burden", he explains.
No choice, you have to sell the building.
And Samuel already has an idea to attract future buyers.
"We have our archives here, which could possibly be a bedroom. There are four garages, a large building with at least ten rooms. The idea is above all to accommodate families, possibly two", explains the deputy mayor.
It is the building of the municipal school that will house the town hall.
A mainly symbolic change for the inhabitants.
"There are memories. It's true that we married our children in this town. The premises of the current town hall will no longer be the same, but we will always have a town hall in Maisoncelles. That's the most important thing “, quips a resident.
It only remains to get used to the change of address and to celebrate weddings in the schoolyard.