"We're 50 years behind": in Chartres, 300 000 € umbrellas replace the ten trees felled

Ten trees torn up in the middle of the night in October 2024, now replaced by thirty-two giant parasols: the new face of the parvis of the Cathedral of Chartres is being debated. This 300 000 euro project, which completes the mineralization of the square, is strongly criticized by the ecologists.