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La Voie Bleue: European Cycle Route of the Year is in France
700km bike path linking Luxembourg and Lyon has been crowned winner of the 2026 title
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Before and after: Garonne river floods in south-west France
Satellite images show extent of flooding from back-to-back storms in February
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Home insurance increases expected in France after floods
Compensation costs for the recent storms and flooding across the west and south-west is estimated to be in the billions of euros
Mayor bans residents from dying at home
The mayor of Laigneville, Oise, has issued a decree “prohibiting Laignevillois from dying at home.”
The symbolic act, which he admits is “absurd” and would never make it into law, was intended to highlight the lack of doctors in what he calls a “medical desert.” The town’s two doctors retire this year with no replacements in place.
