Lucie Schnoebelen, in charge of Roman monuments at Edeis.
Security, transport, culture, sports… Things are going to change in 2025. The editorial team has identified 25 personalities who will lead these changes.
No political figures… With just over a year to go before the municipal elections, we didn't want to favor one elected official over another. We also didn't select an agricultural unionist, given the electoral context.
Jérôme Bonet.Water quality on the Perrier site, urban renovation, reopening of the Pissevin police station… There will be no shortage of files for the Gard prefect.
Prefect Jérôme Bonet. Midi Libre – MiKAEL ANISSET
Séverine Moulis. The lawyer is the new president of the Nîmes bar from January 1st. Me Romain Léonard was elected vice-president.
Jérôme Nolesini.Arriving in 2024, the new airport director must manage the opening of the new lines.
Jérôme Nolesini, airport director. Midi Libre – adrien boudet
Amélie Casasole. The director of the Nîmes theater Amélie Casasole celebrates the 35th anniversary of the Flamenco festival, an event that has become unmissable with a sparkling program from January 9 to 18, bringing together Andres Marin, Rocio Molina, Israel Galvan, Tomas Perrate and the Ballet of Andalusia.
Amélie Casasole, theater director.
Nicolas Chambon. The president of Socri Limited, a group that has invested a budget of €9 million for its second phase of renovation of the La Coupole shopping center, will see the arrival of the Galeries Lafayette department stores this fall.
Marie Dufresne. Elected secretary of the Gard departmental union of the CGT at the end of November, Marie Dufresne will have her work cut out on the social and employment front. We are thinking of the closure of Solvay in Salindres, job cuts at Royal Canin in Aimargues, not to mention the very small businesses in the construction industry that are suffering.
Trade union activist Marie Dufresne.
Nicolas Delprat. For ten years, the bar Le Victor-Hugo has displayed a large bull's head on its facade during the feria. And this year ? The owner has promised something new. To be continued…
Marie-France Bancel.She will be installed as president of the Nîmes commercial court during a formal hearing on Friday, January 24, starting at 4 p.m. She will succeed Jean-Marie Albouy and will have a lot to do if the economic situation deteriorates.
Nicolas Chabanne. With the team from his architectural firm, Nicolas Chabanne will savor the year 2025 since it is in November that the future h2 convention center in the Porte de France sector will be delivered, if all goes well. He is associated with the Danes of 3XN for this project of the municipality of Nîmes.
L'architecte Nicolas Chabanne.
Antoine Roger. The mayor's chief of staff will have a lot to do to prevent tensions within the majority from spoiling Jean-Paul Fournier's last full year in office. It is his primary mission to maintain the link.
Antoine Roger, chief of staff of the mayor of Nîmes. Midi Libre – MiKAEL ANISSET
Patrick Timsit.Based in Uzège for part of the year, Patrick Timsit is making his mark with the Seuls en scène festival, which is taking on new dimensions for its third edition, with around ten events on the weekend of May 8, at L’Ombrière in Uzès. On stage, Manu Payet, Thierry Lhermitte, Alex Vizorek, Nora Hamzawi, Coline Serreau or Michel Jonasz.
The actor Patrick Timsit.
Baptiste Addis.A team silver medalist at the Paris Olympics, the 18-year-old archer from Nîmes hopes to join the world top 10 (currently 11th). His goals for 2025: to make podiums outdoors in the World Cup and shine at the world championships in Korea in September.
200% Deposit Bonus up to €3,000 180% First Deposit Bonus up to $20,000Rani Assaf. He has disappeared from circulation but his shadow still looms. Will he sell, will he not sell? The president of Nîmes Olympique, who would not be against it, will not be able to do so until the shareholding problems (with the Gazeau family) are resolved.
Rani Assaf, boss of Nîmes Olympique. Midi Libre – MiKAEL ANISSET
Vincent Bastide. The director of Bastide médical, in addition to being at the head of a flourishing company, will, with the city of Nîmes, welcome internationally renowned tennis players (Humbert, Monfils, Ruud, etc.), on April 4 and 5 in the arenas during the UTS (Ultimate Tennis Showdown). This stage of this world circuit even bears the name of Bastide Medical, which shows the financial weight brought by the group to this event.
Vincent Bastide, from the Bastide group.
Anne Collard. Member of the Association for the Preservation of Terre d’Argence (Asta), she is one of the many Gard fighters for the very high voltage line between Jonquières and Fos-sur-Mer. And they have no intention of giving up.
Sylvain Crégut. The cheesemaker of the market halls has not finished making his wrath heard in 2025: the future works planned for 2030 or on the end of the leases of the current traders. And on the feeling of contempt on the part of the municipality.
The cheesemaker Sylvain Crégut.
Jules Milhau. Recently exhibited in Venice and Lisbon, the young painter from Nîmes, Jules Milhau, will be designing the poster for the 2025 ferias. In January, he has been invited to exhibit at the Hôtel Boudon in the Écusson in Nîmes.
David Storper. At the head of the collective Histoire et mémoire, David Storper will successfully complete an ambitious project: the reconstruction in the gardens of the Fontaine of the monument to Bernard Lazare, the first defender of Captain Dreyfus, mutilated by the leagues and then destroyed during the Second World War.
David Storper, from the Histoire et mémoire collective.
Lucie Schnoebelen. A big year for Edeis, renewed last year on its delegation of Roman monuments in Nîmes. Lucie Schnoebelen, who is in charge of the commercial exploitation of these monuments, hopes to continue the momentum of increasing attendance. She will also move forward with the renovation and development project for the Maison Saurel, in the Jardins de la Fontaine. And she will have to successfully complete the 2025 grand spectacle of the Journées romaines, despite new departures in the event's historic team.
Éric Giraudier.A good year for the president of the CCI, who will inaugurate the Maison de l'entreprise on the ring road, a €20 million project that he has carried out single-handedly. Éric Giraudier will also have his work cut out for him to help entrepreneurs in a 2025 that is shaping up to be difficult.
Eric Giraudier, president of the CCI. Midi Libre – MiKAEL ANISSET
Claude Viallat. In March and April, Claude Viallat will be on display at the Templon Gallery in New York with an exhibition entitled “Made in Nîmes”, revisiting his entire career. At the same time, the project of a place dedicated to his work is continuing, at the Saint-Joseph chapel, near the new convention center. Architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte is working on the scenography and the City would like to move forward with the donation…
The artist Claude Viallat.
Bertrand Pelain.The director of SPL Agate, whose majority shareholder is the city of Nîmes, will continue his efforts in 2025: urban renovation in Pissevin, development of Magna Porta, redevelopment of the Zac du Marché gare, to name just a few examples.
Frédéric Sénac. 2025 will be the year of the marketing of the Tour AOP Clairette de Bellegarde, the new clairette of the Vignerons créateurs of which Frédéric Sénac is the director. The Clairette de Bellegarde vineyard is unique, intimate and confidential: the Clairette blanche grape variety has been classified as AOP since 1949. This exceptional vineyard is located on the Bellegarde terrace.
Nasser Mohamedi. SNTU-CFDT Secretary, Nasser Mohamedi expressed his concern about the planned changes on January 6 to lines 10 and 14 of the Tango public transport network, a source of stress and deterioration of services according to him, which the delegate Keolis refutes. The tension should go up a notch this year.
Ziko Katif. Champion at the As in 2024, Ziko Katif will definitely be expected again at the arenas during the inaugural race of the feria.
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