Joan of Arc in Caen

An impossibly shining Jeanne d'Arc stands in Place de Resistance in Caen.

The French cockerel

A French cockerel recently won a court case against incomer neighbours who found their sleep disturbed. The cockerel has been France's national symbol since medieval times.
Read more in the August issue of the Rendezvous.

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'Basil rousing the troops'

sent by Francesca Bostock, nr Sourdeval, South Manche.
Published in the August Rendezvous.

The sustainable Bocage

The bocage hedges of Normandy are incredible sustainable systems. Beeches, oaks, hawthorns and hazels are planted in a tall narrow wall-like fashion. Every year some trees are harvested for timber and firewood while many are left to keep the hedge going. In many places new hedges are laid, in others the mighty roots are made bare by the elements...

Sent by Alice MacAlistair, Vire valley

Flers, Hotel de ville

The Flers town hall and regional museum sit in a beautiful moated castle. The bronze monument above is dedicated to a prominent local politician.

Garden Frogs