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  Day 3296 (Wednesday) 17 th June 2026 This is Cannes and this is Petite Afrique in Beaulieu.  It would appear that France is about to get a heatwave but the south of France will be rescued from it, read on… France is about to be hit by an imminent heatwave: we explain why the French Riviera will be spared. A major heatwave, expected to begin between Wednesday and Thursday, will hit France for several days, although it will spare the Alpes-Maritimes and Var departments. We explain why "We can already describe this one as early, one of the earliest that France has experienced along with those of 2005, 2017, 2022 and 2025 ," he specifies. By widening the focus, the figures are striking: thus, from 1947 to 2010, France experienced 25 heat waves compared to 26 from 2011 to 2025. The Mediterranean to the rescue… For now According to models shared this Tuesday by the weather forecasting agency, from this Wednesday, the heat will intensify everywhere, between 30 ...
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  Day 3295 (Tuesday) 16 th June 2026 This is Menton and this is between Nice and Villefranche.   It was another gorgeous day and Huw had to go to Ken’s to cut back the bougainvillea, his favourite hate job. There was another cruise ship in the bay so I’m assuming town was going to be packed. The rade (bay) is getting busier every day. When he got home late morning we went to Nice for our weekly kebab. It’s getting warmer every day, the summer has arrived alongside all the tourists, there were so many English speakers in the park. We couldn’t find a bench in the shade and it was quite hot in the sunshine – not unbearable yet but getting there. Saying that I love the sunshine and rarely find it unbearable. On the way home Huw stopped to take a photo of these lovely trees in Place Garibaldi. I looked them up when we got home and found out that they are Persian silk trees. I found this article about Nice last week when I posted the entries for Villefranche and Beaulieu.  Nic...
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  Day 3294 (Monday) 15 th June 2026 This ship is called the Royal Clipper and it’s in Nice Old Port and this is Antibes.   As always on a Monday here’s What’s happening in France this week. The Local France. The philosophy paper kicks off baccalaureate exam season. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP) The 2026 baccalaureate exams get under way, G7 leaders meet in Evian, airport workers in Paris are scheduled to go on strike, there's some football and of course it's the Fête de la musique. Monday International –  France hosts the leaders of the Group of 7 – bringing together the Heads of State and Government of France, USA, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Germany) – in Evian, near the Swiss border. Exams –  The 2026 baccalaureate exams for students in their final year of lycée kick off with the Philosophy paper. Speciality papers follow on Tuesday 16 th , Wednesday 17 th , and Thursday 18 th June. Those studying for their brevet have another 11 days to cra...
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