“He’s a golden factor”: at the ticket office and on tour, Maxence Galia, a social artisan in Hérault
By Esther Serrajordia , special correspondent in Saint-Drézéry (Hérault)
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A postman in Saint-Drézéry, Hérault, Maxence delivers mail to a resident in a wheelchair during his rounds. Sandra Mehl / for La Croix
This week, La Croix shares the daily lives of four mail carriers. Today, Maxence Galia, one of the 40 mail carriers and counter clerks in the Hérault department, in Saint-Drézéry. The job was created by La Poste to adapt its presence in rural communities. For nine years, this postal worker has become indispensable to the town's residents.
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I subscribeIt's 9 o'clock sharp. Maxence Galia opens the door to the post office. This Thursday, June 26, in Saint-Drézéry, a town of nearly 3,000 inhabitants northeast of Montpellier, it's market day. It's already over 20 degrees. "But it rained this morning, which has calmed the temperatures a bit," comments the 39-year-old postman, who has packed the appropriate attire: comfortable closed-toe shoes, a shirt, his La Poste vest over it—obviously—and Bermuda shorts.
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