Tag: towns
The most beautiful medieval towns in France: Conques, Aveyron
Navigate by keyboard Previous Following Ranked among the most beautiful villages of Aveyron, the medieval village of Conches has managed to preserve its authenticity with its cobbled streets, its half-timbered…
The map of municipalities invaded by the tiger mosquito has been revised, more and more “colonized” towns
The tiger mosquito is now present in many municipalities in France. A new map from the authorities lets you know if your department, your municipality or your neighborhood is invaded…
Area mayor fumes as town’s rainbow crosswalk defaced – for fourth time
TILLSONBURG – A rainbow crosswalk installed in this Southwestern Ontario town just two months ago has been targeted for a fourth time by vandals. Black paint and diesel fuel were…
Village-stops, a real “jackpot” for forgotten towns along the motorway
On the A25 motorway and along the national road 225, the brand new signs can only catch the eye of motorists. A few kilometers from the Côte d’Opale, on the…
Brittany, Normandy, Corsica… These coastal towns where real estate prices are soaring
While accommodation on the coast has never been as popular as since the Covid, on which seaside resorts can future owners of second homes bet? Exclusively for L’Express, the online…
protests against violence spread to ten provincial towns
Serbia is living its eighth week of protests following two shootings that left 18 dead and 20 injured, many of them children. For the first time, “Serbia Against Violence” demonstrations…
Willem-Alexander has been baron for 10 years, count and lord of 4 Utrecht towns: what about that?
Where do all those 44 titles come from? Every time you ‘etc. etc. etc.’ behind the name of Willem-Alexander, you now know: those and so on refer to the 44…
Offensive against towns in Zaporizhzhya
Vladimir Rogov, a member of the Russian-appointed regional occupation board, states that offensive actions have been concentrated in two cities: Orichiv, which is located about five miles south of the…
Bird species in villages and towns are declining: ‘Their habitat is getting smaller due to tiled gardens’
Hanne Tersmette, spokesperson for Bird Protection: “Species such as the blackbird and song thrush are really declining in numbers. Some to more than 5 percent per year. These are birds…
In Burkina Faso, towns isolated due to the jihadist threat
In Burkina Faso, supplying towns in the north and east of the country has become a real humanitarian challenge. Several cities are isolated by attacks from jihadist groups. The city…