Events

Gendarmerie drone flights over Falaise, Deauville and Lisieux airfields authorized

The association challenging gendarmerie drone flights over the Falaise, Deauville and Lisieux airfields to combat drug trafficking has been dismissed.

Arnaud's romulea, a unique plant in the world, threatened in Saint-Tropez

This endemic plant grows only in the municipality of Saint-Tropez and is classified as endangered. The Mediterranean Botanical Conservatory and the City Council want to save it.

Le Mans: three men sentenced for knife attacks outside a nightclub

The Le Mans court sentenced three men aged 25 to 30 for violence committed outside a nightclub, after the victim was stabbed twice in the back.

Aude: burglaries and car thefts at homes around Boutenac

Numerous burglaries and car thefts at homes have been reported in recent days around Boutenac, in the Aude department; the local council is calling on residents to remain vigilant.

Strasbourg: appeal for witnesses after disappearance of 35-year-old man

Clément Richard, 35, disappeared in the Neudorf district of Strasbourg on November 4; the Bas-Rhin police are appealing for witnesses.

Var: general acquittal on appeal in the Sittomat corruption case

The appeals court overturned the first-instance judgment in the Sittomat case, an intermunicipal union responsible for waste management for 44 Var municipalities, resulting in a general acquittal.

Marseille: Mucem conference cycle sparks controversy

The Mucem is offering conferences until March 15, hosted in particular by Rokhaya Diallo; LR Senator Valérie Boyer denounces a lack of pluralism and calls on the management to answer for it.

Ain: first conscripts join La Valbonne

Twenty-four young people aged 18 to 23 signed their engagement contracts with the 68th African Artillery Regiment for ten months of training at the La Valbonne camp.

Accident on Foch Avenue in Évreux and major traffic jam

An accident involving several light vehicles occurred on Foch Avenue in Évreux on November 4, 2026, causing a significant traffic jam in the city center.

Haute-Savoie: hiker rescued by helicopter in Grand-Bornand

A hiker was rescued by Dragon 74 helicopter after sliding down approximately 100 meters on the heights of Mont Fleuri in Grand-Bornand.

Fireworks set off in Ingré high school, students evacuated

Firecrackers exploded in the hall of Maurice-Genevoix High School in Ingré (Loiret), causing the evacuation of students for half an hour. No injuries were reported, and classes resumed.

Calais: solidarity thrift store at La Roselière nursing home

A solidarity thrift store is organized this Wednesday at the La Roselière nursing home in Calais, combining good deals and a solidarity gesture.

Montauban: twenty boarding students at Bourdelle High School suffer digestive issues

Twenty boarding students at Antoine-Bourdelle High School in Montauban experienced digestive problems during the night of November 2-3, 2026. Analysis results are not expected until next Monday.

Manche: rape with torture suspect targeted by other investigations, kept in custody

A man in his thirties arrested near Cherbourg in October 2025, suspected of rape with torture, remains imprisoned. The gendarmerie investigation revealed other potential victims of sexual violence; the Caen Court of Appeal confirmed his continued detention.

Bouffémont: the mayor targeted by mortar fire during a music video shoot

The mayor of Bouffémont was targeted by mortar fire during the filming of a rap music video in the town.

Burglary at the McDonald's in Boé: an employee identified on camera

The drive-thru of the McDonald's in Boé (Lot-et-Garonne) was forced open and the cash register emptied during the night of November 1 to 2. Management identified one of its employees on the CCTV footage, which he denies.

Missing since 2024, David Hunot found dead in Jura

Reported missing since the summer of 2024 in Champagnole, David Hunot was found dead in a wood; DNA analysis confirmed his identity.

Noirmoutier: Saint-Philbert's grotto vandalised with graffiti

In Noirmoutier-en-l'Île (Vendée), the walls of Saint-Philbert's grotto, located in Bois de la Chaise, were damaged by graffiti and a grille was broken.

Samer: a family hospitalized after suspected carbon monoxide poisoning

In Samer, in the Pas-de-Calais department, a family was transported to the hospital following a suspicion of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Besançon: healthcare workers denounce elimination of 32-euro bonus at university hospital

On Monday, November 2, the SUD Santé Sociaux union staged a symbolic action in front of the long-term care center in Avanne-Aveney, near Besançon, against the elimination of an annual 32.74-euro bonus for professional footwear equipment.

Charente-Maritime: the Garden café in Puilboreau burgled, video of the thief released

During the night of November 2 to 3, 2026, the Garden café in Puilboreau was stripped of its cash register and tips. The managers published the video of the thief on social media.

Strasbourg: around fifty plane trees cut down to make way for a cycle lane on Schulmeister Street

State services have approved the City of Strasbourg's project to cut down around fifty partially diseased plane trees to redesign Schulmeister Street and build a cycle lane there. Councillor Jean-Philippe Maurer wrote to the mayor to challenge this decision.

A9: 173 kg of cocaine seized, lorry driver sentenced to five years in prison

Controlled by customs officers from Avignon on the A9 motorway on October 27, a lorry driver transporting nearly 173 kg of cocaine, worth more than 11 million euros, bound for Bouches-du-Rhône, has been sentenced to five years in prison.

Strasbourg: former manager of SIG convicted of sexual assaults on minors

A former employee and volunteer at SIG has been found guilty by the Strasbourg criminal court of two sexual assaults on minors committed in 2012 and 2023, one of which involved a 15-year-old member of the club's youth section.

Parents who enrolled their son in Châteaudun rather than Brou lose their case

Parents who considered it more convenient to enroll their son in Châteaudun rather than Brou have lost their case in court.

Beaune: two bottles of Romanée-Conti sold for €27,900 each

Two Bâtard-Montrachet bottles from the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti were sold at auction for €27,900 each during a sale in Beaune.

Deux-Sèvres: a truck loses its load of wood in Celles-sur-Belle

A heavy goods vehicle carrying wood overturned on the roadway of a roundabout in Celles-sur-Belle on November 3, 2026; traffic was quickly restored.

Beauvais: a Guadeloupean woman denounces violent police arrest

Sandra Boulogne, a resident of Beauvais, claims she was arrested violently and humiliatingly by two police officers who accused her of stealing a car; she has filed a complaint with the IGPN.

In Beausoleil, a garbage truck hits 13 vehicles

On October 31, 2026 in Beausoleil, a garbage collector who forgot the handbrake let his garbage truck roll down a slope and hit 13 parked vehicles, with no injuries.

Rouen: mayor refers prosecutor after assault on three youths at Docks 76

Three days after the assault on three young men near Docks 76, Rouen's Mayor Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol wrote to the prosecutor to denounce acts of extreme gravity.