Despite the pressure, the town hall did not give in. The first families moved into the new reception center for asylum seekers (Cada) in Saint-Brevin-les-Pins (Loire-Atlantique) on Monday, we learned from the prefecture, confirming information from the newspaper West France.
Around ten other families will arrive in this new reception center in December, according to the same source. The site will ultimately accommodate 110 people. Surveillance has been set up around the site.
Tensions on the file since 2016
The town, one of the first to house a reception center for asylum seekers during the dismantling of the Calais “jungle” in 2016, saw the resurgence of the move, still in Saint-Brevin, when the move was announced, an opposition as old as the center between detractors and supporters.
Far-right demonstrations have continued in this quiet seaside resort since the transfer was made official at the end of 2021. The former mayor, Yannick Morez (DVD), the target of threats and whose car was set on fire at his home, resigned in May.