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City in Brittany becomes first to limit the size of swimming pools in France
Pools will be limited to 25m3 in size, 15m3 smaller than the average size in France
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Key points and rules to consider if want a pool at your French home
Taxes, safety measures, running costs are all things you should factor in
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Why your garden in France may look unusually ‘yellow’
Crops in northern France have been harvested early due to warmer temperatures
French silence now means ‘non’, not ‘oui'
The principle of tacit planning acceptance from authorities has been overturned in the case of mountain pasture chalets or summer buildings. Four months of silence now indicates refusal rather than approval.

A new decree states that applications for such mountain properties, which are popular with holidaymakers, that are filed after February 1 must be formally approved within four months – otherwise they must be considered rejected. This is the opposite of other planning rules.