In Olivet, in the suburbs of Orléans (Loiret), the place is not very pleasant and the hotel is very dated. On the edge of a shopping center and a noisy national road, the establishment is part of a chain offering unbeatable prices. On the railings of the balconies, accessible by external stairs, laundry is drying here and there. On the ground floor, strollers are piled up under an awning, near a large reception sign detailing the rates, next to which the hotel states:
“Arrive whenever you want!”
A planned return to the streets
It is here that a bus now stops every three weeks, at varying times, to bring down several dozen passengers, cluttered with plastic bags and worn-out suitcases. These were hastily sealed off and contained belongings taken from the Quechua tents in which these new arrivals had been staying until then, in Paris or elsewhere in Île-de-France. Geneviève, a 35-year-old Ivorian in an irregular situation, lived in…
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