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French weekly weather forecast August 25 - 29: storms and temperature drop
Rain is set to hit all areas midweek as storms cover the country
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Map: Average rent and transport costs for university students in upcoming year
Rent and transportation costs have increased in a number of cities
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French postal service suspends parcel deliveries to the United States
Temporary measure required to let La Poste adapt to new ‘Trump tariff’ customs duties
Town urges return of precious saint’s head
Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche in Nouvelle-Aquitaine is demanding the return from New York of a precious medieval bust of the saint who evangelised the area.

The bust – made to hold part of the skull of Saint Aredius – is thought to have been sold off by the priest in 1905 and replaced by a copy, into which the relics were moved. It is brought out every seven years to be venerated.
However the council says it was already a listed historic monument and communal property.
New research suggests the 13th century piece in silver, gold and semi-precious stones (below) was sold to a Paris dealer who had a copy made. It was acquired by an American who gave it to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
In the context of the 1905 church/state separation law, it is thought some priests were persuaded to sell treasures, rather than see them in state ownership.