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Big limitations on number of new second homes in Chamonix
Some 70% of the housing stock in the popular mountain resort town are currently second homes
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Chilly weekend with showers and some snow: French weekend weather outlook March 15 - 16
Storm Konrad will hit the south-east and Corsica
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Nice to make public transport free to all under 11s from July 1
It is latest major city to offer free public transport to some – or all – passengers in France
Ile-de-France wines win IGP status fight
After a 20-year fight, Ile-de-France wines have won the backing of quality control agency Inao to gain the IGP ( indication géographique protégée ) label

It protects Suresnes-Mont-Valérien, Blunay, Provins, Guérard and Paris and will allow the planting of new vines.
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