“We are not going to get naked either”: during the heat waves, the merchants of the Halles of Angoulême adapt

To these external temperatures, “it is necessary to add five degrees inside”, attests Laurent Schurr, plug of the three heads, installed in the building for twenty -one years.

Whenever mercury rises. Therefore, traders and customers make up with their host building: a hall from the end of the 19th century^e century, brick walls and metal frame, wearing a glass ceiling. However, When the sun hits: “it’s a greenhouse effect”, sums up the caterer Patrice Lapierre.

46 ° C inside – "we not going get naked

During the heat wave episode at the end of June. Consequently, another trader claims to have seen 46 ° C in the thermometer, while he was almost 40 ° C outside. Moreover, “That Castagne”, summarizes the butcher Laurent Schurr. Similarly, “In winter, we cover each other, but in summer, we are not going to get naked either,” he bid.

At the Blénews bakery, Patricia notes “we not going get naked that the nights were more fresh than during the last episode. Therefore, When they remain hot, “the heat emags over several days. However, We sweat at 6 am ”. Meanwhile, At a few stands from her. Furthermore, Danielle Pornin, fishmonger of the Halles d’Océans, especially dreads on the days without wind: “It’s the worst, he is very heavy, we do not know how to refresh … In addition, it’s awful. In addition, “Afterwards, it’s only a few months a year. Furthermore, The rest of the time is comfortable. we are sheltered from the wind and the rain ”has been working that that has been working here for 15 years.

“The engine overheated. It cost me € 2,000. »»

In June, municipal agents passed lime on the central part of the glass ceiling to filter the sun’s radiation. “I thought it was dirty. in fact, it is to be less hot,” smiles Brice “we not going get naked Cardonna, manager of the oyster bar. “Lime is useless,” says her neighbor Pipo. The rest of the building windows are not covered. “So light still hits. When they are open, these windows are not enough to refresh. “It would take an air conditioning,” he adds.

Fundilators in abundance

So they adapt. Pipo decided to extend a shade net along its aisle to spare its sun window. Inside, almost all the stands have an arbor: a roof under the roof, to shade.

In his butchery, Laurent Schurr hides two fans behind his tiled wall. He points them to the window when necessary. In blue sail, the motors of the cold rooms, placed inside, heat the surroundings. Brice Cardonna lights six aircraft in the direction of her customers and his cuisine, at full speed. “That’s why I’m bald,” he quips.

Caps inside

On the customer side, “people come earlier in the morning,” observes baker Patricia. “we not going get naked Others arrive later. Caps and hats remain screwed on the heads of some. Fans in hand, for others. Sometimes a touch of innovation: Sunday at the end of the morning. an Englishwoman came with a small fleeting fan, put on like a necklace.

The high temperatures also put the equipment to the test. In June. the refrigerated showcase of the Bakery of Patricia dropped that of the fishmonger of the Halles Oceans returned the soul last summer. “He was heavy. The engine overheated it cost me € 2,000, ”says Danielle Pornin. “This type of breakdown regularly arrives at merchants here” adds Pipo

More than 40 ° announced this Monday, in Angoulême. It is precisely the day of closure of Halles. Merchants blow. “It will be madness, the temperature here,” summarizes the caterer Patrice Lapierre. The Danielle Pornin fish will remain “in the dark, cool”. Pipo will take his precautions: he will turn “we not going get naked off all his fridges to avoid overheating, “except that of drinks”.