The City-Port project of Saint Nazaire bids farewell to its founder

There are certain personalities who figure especially prominently in the life of an association. Joël-Guy Batteux, former Mayor of Saint Nazaire (France) from 1983 to 2014, is one of them. Joël Batteux passed away on 10 January 2021, and all of Saint Nazaire’s port sirens and foghorns sounded in his honour. A pioneering, visionary Mayor, he was a founder member of AIVP alongside Antoine Rufenacht, Michel Delebarre, and numerous others in 1988. From Canada and Africa, to Latin America and China, we will remember his tall figure, steel blue gaze, and the…