Icon of French cinema, Alain Delon had however built a life simple and discreet In his village of Douchy in the Loiret. Far from Rhinestones and sequinshe shared his daily life with the inhabitants of the town. And he went to the
Local merchants or at the local restaurant.
Until the end of her life, the star has kept these modest rituals, testimony of his attachment deep to his village. Between the
bakerythe butcher’s shop or The Auberge of the Territoryactor Alain Delon cultivated a rare proximity, almost family, With those who crossed paths.
The well -established routine in Douchy by Alain Delon
Among these simple gestures, one in particular remained intact over the years. “” “I arrived at 9 am. He needed His wand, his newspaper and his honey. ” Entrusts her former governess, Evelyne Bouvet to The Center Republic. “” “FridayI was going to buy a
bouquet. You always had to have them one on the kitchen table when it happened.’’ This florist was also witness to the routine of Anthony’s father, Anouchka and Alain-Fabien Delon.
“When he went to the village, he was going Eat in the restaurant. He was shopping. He was going to get his bread. And he went to the butcher’s shop… like everyone here.“Explain the village florist, Agnès Bourgoin in The Republic of the Center. This morning ritual perfectly illustrates the duality of man. On the one hand, the figure of show-business. And on the other, the discreet resident of the Douchy estate. For the villagers, Alain Delon was not a inaccessible legend. But a loyal neighbor to his habits and that we could cross like any other.
The memory of a man with two faces
Today, the inhabitants of Douchy remember a man with both facets. “That of how it lived in show business. And then that of how he lived when he was on his propertyin Douchy-Montcorbon. It was not not the same man and that is understood. ‘remembers Christian, a friend and resident of Douchy.
Many testify to a
sincere proximity Like Agnès Bourgoin, his florist who regularly deposited bouquets for him. “” “I sounded at the portal and, when it was everything alone,
il opened because it made him
compagnie ! And then during a quarter of an hour, even 20 minutes, he didn’t let us.“In the days following his death, many fans came to pay tribute to the actor by depositing flowers
On the grid of the burning, its 120 hectare property.