A crowd of 50 happy revelers gathered on Thursday at Town Hall for the annual observance of Bastille Day and a celebration of France.

The French flag was raised at the ceremony, followed by a morning reception at Bistro V on Greenwich Avenue and dinner at L’Escale on Steamboat Road. The multipart event was put together by the Alliance Francaise of Greenwich.                                                                                                                                                                 Bastille Day is a day where we celebrate French values.” Jérémie Robert, the French counsel general stationed in New York City, said at the flag-raising. “They are liberty, equality and fraternity. These values are shared by our American allies. We founded our countries on the idea of liberty and democracy and these values have to be defended every day because in the world today there are a lot of challenges.” 

    First Selectman Fred Camillo read a proclamation for Bastille Day and paid tribute to Greenwich’s French-American community. He also spoke about the relationship between France and the United States, which dates back to the American Revolution.