The opposition came armed at the last council meeting. Face to face with Sylvie Siri, several councillors laid down the question no one wants to answer: housing. Or rather, the want of it.
The facts are indisputable. Finding a year-round home here is an obstacle course, especially for those who keep the village alive off-season (municipal staff, shopkeepers, healthcare workers). Long-term rentals are vanishing. Prices climb. And all the while, holiday apartments multiply like mimosa in February.
Opposition members fault the town hall for lack of ambition. Too few social housing units. Projects stuck in limbo. Commitments that won't solidify. The majority counters with the usual constraints: limited land, speculation, tight budgets, initiatives underway. But numbers, as always, don't lie.
The debate flared. Moments turned sharp. That's what happens when housing is the subject. Because housing is what keeps a village breathing year-round, or turns it into an empty postcard come winter. Even under Tropezian sun, that matters.
