More than a tradition, the conscripts of Villefranche-sur-Saône are an institution, a second family that transcends generations and creates bonds for life. Like Roland and Mireille Surieux, conscripts at 20 and married a few months later, on November 13, 1971.
“We accomplished our goal”
The couple, who have lived for thirty years in a house located in the small town of Arnas, remembers it as if it were yesterday. “We made the rounds of the conscripts. I offered a bouquet of flowers to Mireille, whom I did not know. We spent the evening together at the ball. Since then, we have not left each other, ”says Roland, 72, with the eyes of a child.
Fond of football, the retiree was charmed by “his little nose, his blue eyes and his little face”. “Roland was rather handsome with his suit, his gloves and his gibus (top hat adorned with a…