Four pop-up shops are opening for a month to liven up Rue de la République in Bagnols-sur-Cèze

Véronique Humbert vend ses créations en bois et propose des ateliers pour les enfants. Midi Libre – correspondant

Colette Reboul est spécialisée dans la peinture. Midi Libre – correspondant

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Artisans, artistes et créateurs redonnent vie, le temps d’un mois, à quatre boutiques fermées le reste de l’année dans la rue de la République à Bagnols-sur-Cèze.

Fairy lights twinkle all along the pedestrian street. Christmas trees display their most beautiful decorations. The magic of Christmas and the end-of-year celebrations is palpable. And the pop-up shops set up since the beginning of December have a lot to do with it. Like last year, the town hall and the traders' association, Bagnols Commerces, have made several shops closed the rest of the year available on Rue de la République to welcome artisans and artists for a month. “We opened four shops (nine last year, Editor's note),” explains Cédric Koppé of the traders' association.At the same time, two decorators came to brighten up the windows and we added 600 wooden decorations to those created by the association L’Effet stylé bagnolais.”

An association that has just invested a shop for the entire month of December to sell its creations. It thus supports the pastry chefs of Moments Délices, the painters Patrice Montaz and Colette Reboul as well as Véronique Humbert, wood craftsman, in the adventure of the ephemeral shops. “I was already there last year, says Véronique Humbert who has been sculpting softwood for about twenty years. And it worked well for me. The customers were there and I met some great people. It's nice to have feedback on my work.”

A calm atmosphere while waiting for the holidays

The rest of the year, she sells her creations and offers workshops directly by traveling or from her studio. She does not have a shop. Just like the two painters, set up in the middle of Rue de la République. “We participate in art markets but we are not set up in a fixed location. It's good to taste this experience for a month” , explain the two artists in unison. For the moment, everyone agrees that the atmosphere is rather calm. “We are waiting for the holidays to see more passers-by.” But there is no reason to worry the shopkeepers. They want to be confident for the rest of December. “I organize workshops for children to teach them how to work with wood. It helps develop patience and concentration. They can come whenever they want, without reservation. That's also the advantage of this shop: being able to pass on my passion to as many people as possible. To people who until now didn't know me.”

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