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Besançon

commune in Doubs, France

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  • Sep 12

    French postal service files complaint after 62 kg of mail found dumped in Doubs forest

    La Poste filed a criminal complaint after a forest ranger discovered 62 kilograms of undelivered letters and flyers abandoned in a forest in eastern France.

  • Aug 13

    French firefighters demand 21,000 new positions after fruitless meeting with Interior Minister

    Nine firefighter unions left a two-hour meeting with Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez on August 13 with no concrete commitments, demanding 21,000 additional positions as 122,000 hectares have burned this summer.

  • Jun 21

    Two teenagers drown in Besançon after swimming in banned Doubs river during heatwave

    Two boys drowned on Saturday after entering a prohibited section of the Doubs river in Besançon, where strong currents pulled them under. The accident occurred as a severe heatwave pushed temperatures above 35°C across eastern France.

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