He imposed nothing, nor asked for any publicity for the 473,185.12 euros bequeathed, by will before a notary, to the town he “adored”. Alexandre Brahim, a resident of Villeneuve-Loubet (Alpes-Maritimes), who died in 2018 at the age of 97, donated all his heritage to the community, which nevertheless paid tribute to him, on May 25, in municipal Council. “Touched”, the mayor LR Lionnel Luca “welcomed [la] memory of this gentleman” whom he “did not have the pleasure of knowing”. Surprised by this approach, the elected official also specified that “it does not [lui] had never arrived in [quarante] years of public office.
“As he had no heir, he thought of the municipality. I am touched that a citizen wanted his property to benefit the general interest and the community,” said Lionnel Luca. “In addition, he does not place any constraint or obligation [dans son testament]. We do what we want” of the sum, he detailed, explaining that the bequest would anyway be “arrowed” with “a small plaque” in his name. “I don’t want his memory to disappear,” said the city councilor.
Maybe invested in the nautical center
The municipality is considering investing the legacy of Alexandre Brahim, “who, it seems, liked to swim”, in work “on the nautical center, within the framework of the Olympic Games”, also explained the mayor of Villeneuve-Loubet in municipal Council. This is one of the possible avenues, but nothing has yet been decided, said Julie Dana, his chief of staff, contacted this Wednesday by 20 minutes. “The donation will in any case be used taking into account the passions of this gentleman, a great sportsman who loved the sea,” she added.
This first for the municipality gave the idea to Lionnel Luca to launch an appeal to its citizens: “Do not deprive yourself. If you don’t know what to do with your money, it will be put to better use in Villeneuve-Loubet. “An option, according to him, more interesting “than leaving it in your taxes” and “having it stung by the state, which never does anything good with it”, scolded the mayor LR. The community has even launched the project to create “a specific foundation” to manage any future other legacies on the model of what was already done, in particular in Saint-Tropez.