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Normandy D-Day beaches gain UNESCO World Heritage status
Cathar castles also added as ‘Royal Fortresses of Languedoc’
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Why one south-west France village is overrun by mosquitoes
'Several thousand larvae per square metre' in lake after flooding
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Photos: Hail, floods and lightning after storms hit France
Violent thunderstorms on July 25 come after weeks of hot weather
Milan police mistake tractor for fast car
A Limousin farmer got a shock when he received a speeding fine for doing 110kph in Milan – on his tractor.
Thierry Michon in Creuse spoke to police after receiving the Italian penalty notice and was told Italian and French number plates were easily confused by speed cameras – and the photo showed a car.
