A contact of inexperienced that contrasts with the grey of the concrete and the sky. In Trappes (Yvelines), the huge Pergaud esplanade brightens up the three neighborhoods it borders and the top of the day for youngsters. Some swing, others play soccer, whereas a last group units off on a zipper line. “It’s even more friendly when mothers come to the shared garden”says Aïssetou Diawara, pointing to the plot the place her mom grows cucumbers, zucchini or eggplants in superb climate.
A nursing pupil, the younger girl chairs the Planète Trappes affiliation, created in July. It intervenes specifically on this sq., which emerged two years in the past because of a municipal funding of 1.5 million euros, for “raise awareness among residents about ecology and pesticides”.
Trappes desires to be recognized for one thing aside from Jamel Debbouze, Omar Sy, or the picture of a metropolis corrupted by Islamism. The city of 34,000 inhabitants seeks to rework itself into “laboratory of popular ecology and ecological planning”.
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