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112 communes in France recognised as natural disaster zones after flooding
The status was confirmed after Rennes had its ‘rainiest month since 1945’
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One British man's crusade against illegal billboards in France
Tony Smith led a community effort to remove more than 1,000 illegal billboards from roadsides and parks
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The rules for enforcing non-EU court judgments in France
We explain the procédure d’exequatur for cross-border court decisions between France and non-EU countries
Wealthy villa owners in France lose coastal path fight
Hikers will soon be able to walk along a pristine stretch of Brittany coastline after a 36-year legal battle with local villa owners.

Work to build a path along the Emerald Coast, near Saint-Briac-sur-Mer, had been opposed by property owners, including the family of former US presidential candidate John Kerry. Path opponents claim security issues, but under French law the coastline must be accessible to all.
The path cuts through the wall of one property and runs next to another’s pool.