It is not the size that counts, but all the decorations that make their splendor … But, for this Christmas 2021, the tallest Christmas tree in the Grand-Est region, and probably in France, will not take pride of place at Place Kléber. , in Strasbourg. Even if obviously there is no official competition, it is still a good source of pride for the municipality of
Neuf-Brisach, located in the Haut-Rhin, and which has installed a large Christmas tree since 1957. Enthroned on the Place d’Armes, 90 years old, it measures 30.5 m … That is 50 cm more than that of the capital of Christmas, reports
France 3 Regions. “We did not do it on purpose, it is this tree that the ONF advised us to take” assures our colleagues the mayor of Neuf-Brisach, Richard Alvarez.
The conifer was cut in the Haut-Rhin, in the Orbey sector, unlike that of Strasbourg, taken in Meurthe-et-Moselle, and will be transformed into street furniture after the holidays.