Christine Lagarde, the former French minister of economy who now serves as president of the European Central Bank, was filmed tasting oysters at the Fête de la Pomme, an apple festival held in the Eure department of Normandy, according to footage published by TF1info on September 12, 2026.
The event is linked to Hervé Morin, president of the Normandy regional council, whose name is attached to the festival in TF1info's report. The video clip of Lagarde's visit ran one minute and 54 seconds and was published at 2:50 p.m.
Hervé Morin and the Normandy region
Morin has led the Normandy regional council since 2016, when the historic regions of Upper and Lower Normandy were merged into a single administrative territory. He previously served as France's defence minister under President Nicolas Sarkozy and founded a centrist political party. Eure, where the apple festival was held, is one of the five departments that make up his region, with its prefecture in the town of Évreux.
Lagarde's career in finance
Lagarde built her career as a corporate lawyer before entering French politics, where she held the post of minister of economy, finance and industry. She went on to lead the International Monetary Fund for eight years before taking over as president of the European Central Bank in 2019, the institution responsible for setting monetary policy across the 20 countries that use the euro. The bank is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.
Normandy is known both for its apple orchards, which supply the fruit used to make cider and the local apple brandy Calvados, and for its coastal oyster beds, particularly around the Cotentin peninsula. Towns across the region hold apple festivals each autumn to mark the harvest, drawing local officials and visitors alike.
TF1info is the news website of TF1, one of France's leading television channels, which produces short video reports for the site under themed strands. The Lagarde clip was filed under its "100% politique" and "Images insolites" categories, roughly translating to politics and unusual images, alongside other short-form political videos.
The report gave no further detail on the purpose of Lagarde's visit or on what else took place at the festival beyond the oyster tasting shown in the clip.
