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Trend for entering empty properties in France and taking photos
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French village’s surprise €4.5m
A villager left €4.5million as a surprise gift to her commune – four times its annual budget – in her will.
Mayor Bernard Gilot announced that the legacy from Simone Daignas, 94, would be put to good use for the 700 residents of Mesves-sur-Loire in Nièvre, Bourgogne.
He plans to clear the village’s debt, start a clean-up operation and build a hall named after Mrs Daignas. Mrs Daignas had no heirs and died in a retirement home.