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Drivers of SUVs to face higher parking fees in Bordeaux
The decision to penalise larger vehicles follows a similar but stronger measure in Paris
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France property focus: Puy-de-Dôme
We look at properties ranging from €26,000 to more than €1,000,000 in the volcanic department
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New symbol of France modelled on US-born performer and activist Joséphine Baker
A ceremony will pay homage to the French Resistance agent, with her son present
Memorial to slavery
A memorial to commemorate the end of slavery in France in 1848 and a foundation to work to end modern-day slavery are to be set up.
The memorial at Paris Hôtel de la Marine will follow another in Nantes, the leading slaver port ahead of Bordeaux. No museum is planned in a bid to maintain focus on the one in Guadeloupe.