The Connexion's story on the mayor of Langoüet's court battle over his decision to ban pesticides near buildings in his commune attracted a lot of interest on the website.

Daniel Cueff's decision was overturned in court in August - but prompted a wave of other towns and villages across France to follow suit.

But communes banning pesticides is nothing new. Some towns and cities have had decrees in place since 2016 - and, according to French news website Libération, there are currently more than 60 bans in place.

It has published an interactive map that shows which communes have issued bans - along with details of what each decree includes.

The department of Val-de-Marne, meanwhile, has issued a largely symbolic ban on the herbicide glyphosate

And the mayor of one commune in Yvelines was defiant after a ban she issued on the herbicide was deemed illegal