Overview
- The life-size silhouette of the French astronaut was taken during the weekend of November 15–16 from a pedagogical trail in Beaumont-du-Ventoux.
- Only Pesquet’s 1.80 m figure, valued at €1,800, was removed while silhouettes of Pasteur, Curie, Lavoisier and Fabre remained in place.
- Mayor Alain Brémond filed an official complaint, and the case is now with the gendarmerie.
- Camera traps yielded concrete elements for investigators, and dismantling tools recovered at the scene could provide fingerprints.
- Pesquet reacted on X with a light quip about the listed height and a direct appeal for the statue’s return.