Michel Hardelay elected mayor; Pierre Legallois and Jean-Marie Oxéant elected deputy mayors

After the death of Mr. de Bellaigue de Bughas and the additional election of two councilors, Mrs. Hélène de Bellaigue de Bughas and Jean Olard, the entire municipal council of Vierville-sur-Mer met on a Saturday evening to appoint a new mayor. The oldest councillor, Michel Hardelay, chaired the meeting and presented the modalities of the vote.

Michel Hardelay, 65, was elected in the first round with nine votes. Mrs. de Bellaigue de Bughas and Pierre Legallois each obtained a vote. Entered the city council in 1947, Michel Hardelay had served as mayor for the first time from 1953, for eighteen years. He refused to be re-elected mayor in 1971, while then agreeing to become second deputy mayor.

Pierre Legallois was reappointed as first deputy mayor in the first round, with seven votes. Mrs. de Bellaigue de Bughas and Jean-Marie Oxéant each obtained two votes. A merchant, Pierre Legallois had been on the council since 1953 and had held the position of first deputy mayor since 1971.

The second deputy mayor position went to Jean-Marie Oxéant, a 26-year-old educator and youngest on the city council. Elected in the first round with six votes, he had been a city councillor since 1977. Mrs. de Bellaigue de Bughas obtained four votes and Ms. Dumont one vote.

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- The date of publication is not printed on the visible fragment. The name of the file places the cut in November 1979.

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