In the "village of spoiled children": the petition against a Carrefour City in Paris, a symbol of the secession of the rich?

Monique Pinçon-Charlot does not hide her delight in the face of the summer media saga: "It's absolutely extraordinary . Everything is there !" It must be said that what is now called "supermarket gate" has something to fascinate the sociologist, author of the essay Entre-soi. The separatism of the rich ¹ , as this affair - which has as its plot one of those disconcerting crusades for which the Parisian Fortunes have the secret - concentrates all the ingredients of a phenomenon that she has continued to dissect, investigation after investigation.

It all began with the media coverage in Le Monde of a petition launched in the very upscale 6th arrondissement of Paris. The installation of a Carrefour City planned for the end of August on a charming little square located at the intersection of Vavin and Bréa streets, at the exit of the Luxembourg Gardens, has been attracting the ire of wealthy and famous local residents for several months.

A handful of them have engaged in a standoff with Jean-Pierre Lecoq, the LR mayor of the ^6th arrondissement, who is defending the installation of the supermarket.

A former economic journalist, Bruno Segré, decided to become the spokesperson for this revolt intended to prevent the opening of the brand at all costs, by attempting, at a flea market or a meeting of co-owners, to rally a few illustrious names to his fight.

The daily newspaper reveals the list of this elite who have a foothold in the media. Alongside bankers and other business lawyers are celebrities, including " essayist Alain Finkielkraut and his wife", " singer Alain Souchon , his wife and his two sons" , " lawyer Sylvie Topaloff ", "actress