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Chessy Municipality Fined €6,000 for Refusing to Marry Man Under OQTF

The court order enforces municipal duty to perform marriages and is being seized by right‑wing deputies pushing laws to bar unions involving people under an OQTF.

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Le 10 décembre, le tribunal judiciaire de Meaux avait ordonné à Olivier Bourjot de publier les bans avant 48 heures et de célébrer le mariage avant la fin de l’année.
«Il faut faire davantage confiance aux maires, il faut nous laisser agir !», réclame le maire de Chessy Cyril Marsaud.

Overview

  • A judicial decision in mid‑June liquidated an astreinte of €6,000 against the town of Chessy for refusing to publish banns and celebrate a marriage because the groom had a 2022 OQTF.
  • The couple was married in April by the new mayor of Chessy after the former mayor, Olivier Bourjot, and seven deputies tried to avoid performing the ceremony and the prefecture refused their resignations to keep services running.
  • The prosecutor in Meaux declined to oppose the marriage, saying the OQTF was no longer executable and an OQTF or an irregular stay alone does not automatically block marriage under current practice.
  • The fine covers the court’s enforcement penalty known as an astreinte and comes with reported additional procedural costs of about €1,500 for the couple.
  • Right‑wing lawmakers led by the UDR have used the case to press for a bill to ban marriages involving foreigners under OQTF, a parliamentary initiative due for debate this week that could change how such cases are handled.