Limoges city hall fire: investigation, detentions and reconstruction

On October 17, 2026, Limoges city hall is largely destroyed by a fire during the mobilization, and a donation fundraiser reaches one million euros in early November. Two suspects are placed in provisional detention, their lawyers denouncing political pressure and a violation of the presumption of innocence, while the Muslim community of Haute-Vienne calls for donations. On November 5, the judiciary keeps one suspect in detention and releases the second, while the fundraiser exceeds 1.3 million euros and the mayor presents a reconstruction plan. Mayor Guillaume Guérin then designates the Millevaches plateau as a possible rear base for the ultra-left, which residents contest, before the investigation fails to substantiate the thesis of a concerted action and a video appears to exonerate one of the indicted. One month after the fire, Guillaume Guérin becomes a national figure and a commune near Monaco votes 3,000 euros in aid for reconstruction.