Dying a Grave Offense on Riviera. September 23, 2000. ... Facing the lack of cemetery space, Le Lavandou passed a law last week forbidding residents to die without a cemetery plot.

BORMES-LES-MIMOSAS, France — Authorities ordered the evacuation of 10,000 people as fires hopscotched around the Riviera for a third day Wednesday, tearing through the forest of La Londe-les ...

"We are in shock at the scale of the natural disaster that struck the Cavalière district this morning," officials in Le Lavandou said. They said the town centre had been inundated by 256mm of ...

Gil Bernardi, mayor of Le Lavandou, described 'scenes of war', 'roads torn up' and 'bridges torn down.' 'It was a really violent, vicious, incomprehensible phenomenon,' Bernardi told BFM television.

Three killed after floods ravage French Riviera region. 20 May 2025. Share Save. Frances Mao. ... The bodies of an elderly couple were found in the seaside resort town of Le Lavandou, ...