An 89 -year -old woman, who died in August 2024, He bequeathed his assets worth two million euros to the town of Escoville, in Calvados (France), with only 850 inhabitants. The woman, however, has put two conditions, as confirmed by the mayor of the town to the French environment .
“The notary contacted me by email so we could see us. I went from one place to another, When I read Monette’s will, I didn’t believe it, I was bewildered. My arms fell. Fallen! “, Says the mayor, Christophe Cliquet.
In the 24 years that Cliquet has been in office he had never seen anything like that. “I didn’t know her much, but he often found her in the bakery or in the cemetery where she visited her family’s tombs,” says the official. In fact, Monette was originally from Escoville, there he grew up with his relatives, although at the time of his death he lived in Mondeville.
Christophe Click Collection: “She was a lady full of energy, kind, she was doing well. I did not expect to find out his death in the notary and even less discover this wonderful gift he made to us. “
The woman did not have children and bequeathed three houses in the municipality of Escoville, seven houses in Mondeville, her life insurance and what appeared in her bank accounts. “It represents more than four times the budget of the municipality of Escville. In 2024, The investments here were valued at 700,000 euros “Explain TRAD.
But in his testament Monette put his conditions. She gives this money to the town and wants, in return, that the people maintain the three family tombs located in the Cemetery of Escville. As for the income of the houses, it wants them to invest in the restoration of the Church. “We will not sell the houses and we have called on companies to cite the works of the Church,” confesses the mayor.
The religious building dates from the 16th century and is not in poor condition: “We maintain it regularly, but we have to restore the main altar, the doors and the walls of the cemetery”. “Monette was very pious. He was regularly to the church of Cabourg, he often stopped in Escoville’s, where their loved ones rest. She also rests here from now on. We will respect your wishes, I promise to do it, “adds the mayor.
