Charles-Ange Ginesy is the new chairman of the board of the Mercantour National Park. He succeeds Fernand Blanchi.
A deputy, 1st Vice-President of the Departmental Council, and mayor of Péone-Valberg, Charles-Ange Ginesy is a key figure in the right-wing apparatus in the department, especially in the hinterland.
A defender of rurality and the development of mountainous areas, he is well-versed in the field, which led to his election as president of the National Association of Mayors of Mountain Resorts.
He will have the task of preserving the natural setting of the park and its tourism development, a difficult balance to achieve and maintain.
A strategic issue awaits him: the French-Italian candidacy of the Alps of the Mediterranean for UNESCO World Heritage recognition.
This is a delicate mission, given that among the competitors are Nice and its Promenade des Anglais, Cannes and its Croisette, and Grasse with its perfumes.
