Fire at Limoges City Hall: investigation, detentions, and reconstruction

On October 17, 2026, Limoges City Hall was largely destroyed by a fire during a mobilization, and a donation fund reached one million euros in early November. Two suspects were placed in pre-trial detention, their lawyers denouncing political pressure and a violation of the presumption of innocence, while the Muslim community of Haute-Vienne called for donations. On November 5, justice kept one suspect in detention and released the second, as the fund exceeded 1.3 million euros and the mayor presented a reconstruction plan. Mayor Guillaume Guérin then designated the Millevaches plateau as a possible rear base for the far-left, which residents contested, before the investigation did not support the theory of concerted action and a video seemed to exonerate one of those under investigation. A month after the fire, Guillaume Guérin became a national figure, and a commune near Monaco voted aid of 3,000 euros for reconstruction.