Social action, education, rural equipment, culture: the role of the department is varied. On June 20 and 27, the departmental elections will be held. The Ligériens will elect their departmental advisers: one pair per canton or 42 elected in Maine-et-Loire.
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Shared by the old golden blade of the Loire dear to Balzac, Maine-et-Loire has great assets in terms of tourism and agriculture.
The 815 883 Angevins, Choletais, Saumurois, Segréens, can boast of being the undisputed champions of the mushroom, a museum is even dedicated to it in Saumur, and drink whey in the evocation of their vineyard, the 3rd French, distributed over nearly 20,000 hectares.
Here, we have lost a lot of industrial jobs, even if textiles and shoes are trying to be reborn with made in France fashion.
Unemployment at 7.2% is above the regional average.
More than half of the departmental budget devoted to solidarity
The department’s budget amounts to 807 million euros, of which more than half, 437 million, is devoted to solidarity, nearly 31 million is devoted to roads, 24.5 million devoted to youth.
Among the hot issues awaiting the next assembly: the management of the RSA, whose number of beneficiaries exceeded 20,000 for the first time this year.
Politically, the heart of 49 beats moderate right side. Since the release, even. In this electoral period, one seeks in vain the Angevin softness: the sky of Maine-et-Loire is rather stormy.
After having mentioned, 2 years ago, his resignation in full mandate. Christian Gilet, outgoing president various right of 74 spring, finally wants to get back on track.
Except that Christophe Béchu, mayor of Angers, and himself former president of the department would like to rejuvenate the ranks of the assembly and especially to place here and there some faithful, including in Angers 1, the own canton of Chritstian Gillet.
Obviously, nothing to knock out the current boss of the department, in tandem with the double French boxing world champion Rim Ridane.
Our debate Monday June 14 from 11 p.m.
Health, green energies, youth, attractiveness of the territory: candidates for departmental debates on the subjects that concern you!
France 3 Pays de la Loire in partnership with the regional daily press offers 3 evenings and 5 debates, one per department. This Monday June 14 at 11 p.m., follow two new debates: Maine-et-Loire and Vendée.
Debate in Maine-et-Loire at 11 p.m. and from 9 p.m. on our site.
Five candidates or representatives of political groups will debate on stage:
- Gregory Blanc – DVG
- Christian Gillet – DVD, outgoing president
- Simon Holley – LREM
- Bernard Lahondès – RN
- Claire Schweitzer – France rebellious
This debate will be moderated by Virginie Charbonneau with Yves Tréca-Durand, political journalist at Courrier de l’Ouest.
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