Vie Insulaire Portraits Insulaires Maryvonne Le Gac Association Belle Ile Acadie©www.belle Ile.com
After my studies of Law and Statistics in Vannes and Angers, I came back to live here. I never felt like living anywhere else, it was an obvious choice. Belle-île has been part of our family roots since the 16th century, so my career is very much linked to the history of the island and the Acadians.
In 1981, I took over my grandmother’s haberdashery, La Providence located in Le Palais and I have never regretted this life! La Providence, it was an institution, a haberdashery, a hosiery and the sale of navy sweaters, created by my grandmother in 1926! I brought my creative touch to the windows belliloises by creating the rideau bellilois with very airy lines, these curtains have been around the world!
For me, it is to recharge my batteries on the fief of my Acadian ancestors who had received land during the affections, in Kervarigeaon, the Pointe d’Herlin. These places evoke me a lot. Since 1965, and the two-hundredth anniversary of the arrival of the Acadians, I have been involved with Belle-île Acadie. A third of the islanders are, in fact, descendants of one of the 78 Acadian families who settled on the island in 1765, after being expelled from Virginia and then from England, as part of a vast deportation called “The Great Upheaval.”
I walk as much as possible, of course I sort and buy here at Palais.
Take the time to live and discover the intimate landscapes of the island, the valleys, the Belle Fontaine. Coming here for a day is an aperitif before a longer stay. You have to come back to discover the secret corners.
I love spring, everything wakes up, the shades of green, the scents of nature exploding. In summer, tourism is essential to the economic life of the island.
L'une des 9 espèces d’orchidées que l'on trouve à Belle-île
