Tag: PyrénéesOrientales
In the thirsty Pyrénées-Orientales, a golf course sows discord
A sign indicates “construction site prohibited to the public” in front of the land where a contested golf course is to be built, on March 14, 2024 in Villeneuve-de-la-Raho, in…
Faced with drought, the temptation of pistachio in the Pyrénées-Orientales
A man plants a pistachio tree in a field in Claira, in the Pyrénées-Orientales, on February 8, 2024 (AFP/Archives/Valentine CHAPUIS) The sun has not yet fully risen when they are…
For lack of rain, the winegrowers of the Pyrénées-Orientales fear a meager harvest
The Clos de Paulilles vineyard affected by drought on August 8, 2023 in Port-Vendres, in the Pyrénées-Orientales (AFP/Archives/RAYMOND ROIG) On the hillsides plunging into the Mediterranean, sparse vines bear grapes…
Corruption: the PS president of Pyrénées-Orientales indicted
Hermeline Malherbe has been indicted and placed under judicial supervision as part of a vast investigation into suspicious public contracts. By VD with AFP Hermeline Malherbe, president (PS) of the…
Pyrénées-Orientales: an ongoing fire, more than 40 hectares burned
A fire in progress since Sunday, February 5 afternoon has covered more than 40 hectares of vegetation in Torreilles (Pyrénées-Orientales), fanned by strong winds, we learned from the firefighters and…
Pyrénées-Orientales: four people injured in a fire at a campsite
Europe 1 with AFP 1:32 p.m., August 02, 2022 Four people were burned, including one seriously, during a fire which broke out on Monday evening at a campsite in the…
A man shot dead in the Pyrénées-Orientales, his son in police custody
A 45-year-old father was shot dead on Sunday evening at his home in the Pyrénées-Orientales. His 23-year-old son was arrested at the scene and taken into custody. A 45-year-old man…
Environment Pyrénées-Orientales: nearly 300 inhabitants evacuated after several fires, 1,000 hectares burned
Pyrénées-Orientales firefighters were trying to put out several fires on Tuesday, including a “violent” one that broke out in the town of Opoul-Perillos, (Pyrénées-Orientales) and is moving towards Sales-le-Château, ravaging…
Pyrénées-Orientales: a man found dead, his body cut
Europe 1 with AFP 4:15 p.m., June 22, 2022 The body of a 57-year-old man was found cut up on June 1 near Ille-sur-Têt, in the Pyrénées Orientales. The victim,…
Swimrun Côte Vermeille, the gem of the Pyrénées-Orientales
This little piece of France, located between Perpignan and the Spanish border, will bring together 1,100 running and open water swimming enthusiasts on June 17 and 18. On the program:…
Disappearance of an abducted German teenager found safe and sound in the Pyrénées-Orientales
A German teenager, kidnapped and kidnapped by a man wanted by the German authorities, was found on May 27 during a check in Barcarès, in the Pyrénées-Orientales. The victim, aged…
Pyrénées-Orientales Murder near Perpignan: the victim’s roommate indicted and imprisoned
A 32-year-old man has been indicted and imprisoned for the murder of his roommate in a village near Perpignan. He was taken into custody on Tuesday. “A judicial investigation for…