The emotion won the town of Rezé, near Nantes. Hervé Neau, the mayor of the city of 42,000 inhabitants, committed suicide by hanging inside the town hall, Agence France-Presse (AFP) learned on Friday from the Nantes prosecutor’s office.
“There is no doubt regarding the suicide: he left letters for his relatives and instructions for the funeral”, Nantes prosecutors told AFP. The judicial police have been seized of the investigation, according to the prosecution.
Hervé Neau, 58, was elected mayor of Rezé in July 2020, following leading the “Rezé citoyenne” list, can we read on the website of the town hallwhich has set up a psychological unit for municipal officials and elected officials.
Emotion in the political world
The former mayor of Nantes and ex-Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, quoted by West Francetestified to his “great sadness following the announcement of the death of Hervé Neau”so “Solidarity with his family, elected officials and all Rezéens”.
“Terrible and shocking news. Hervé Neau was a committed and exemplary mayor. I am thinking of his loved ones, and also of the entire municipal team and the agents of Rezé.wrote on Twitter the deputy of Maine-et-Loire Matthieu Orphelin.
“All my thoughts go out to his family, the elected officials and the inhabitants of the town of Rezé”tweeted the deputy of Loire-Atlantique Valérie Oppelt.