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		<title>West France Floods: Slow Receding Waters, Near-Normal School Return</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2026/02/west-france-floods-school-return/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 06:25:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Slow Receding Waters Promise Near-Normal School Return in Western France After a turbulent few weeks]]></description>
		
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		<title>Storm Isaias: 18 Departments Placed on Orange Alert for Violent Wind</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2019/02/storm-isaias-18-departments-placed-on-orange-alert-for-violent-wind/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2019 16:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[With the arrival of the storm Isaias, Meteo France has placed 18 departments in orange]]></description>
		
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		<title>Weather in Sarthe: After a Rainy Start, the Sun Returns in the Afternoon</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2018/09/weather-in-sarthe-after-the-rainy-start-the-sun-returns/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2018 05:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Local News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Le Mans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loire Valley]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sable-sur-Sarthe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sarthe]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[After a rainy morning, the sun returns to Sarthe in the afternoon, with a temperature]]></description>
		
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		<title>In Loire-Atlantique, Boulangeries must Continue to Close One Day in the Week</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2018/09/in-loire-atlantique-boulangeries-must-continue-to-close-one-day-in-the-week/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2018 21:48:41 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Local News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bakery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boulangeries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commerce]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[While the federation of boulangeries asked to be able to open seven days a week]]></description>
		
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		<title>Weather: Strong Winds Expected in France on Tuesday</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2017/12/weather-strong-winds-expected-france-tuesday/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Dec 2017 06:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Grand Est]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loire Valley]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[New Aquitane]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pays de la Loire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rain]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two disturbances will sweep France this Tuesday 26th December, with rain and strong wind. La Manche]]></description>
		
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		<title>Storm Ana: 36,000 Homes Still Without Power</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2017/12/storm-ana-36000-homes-still-without-power/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2017 08:16:53 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[General News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Electricity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[France]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hauts-de-France]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[After the passage of the storm Ana, 36,000 homes still remained without electricity on Tuesday]]></description>
		
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		<title>More and More Jobs: Normandy, Second Most Dynamic Region of France</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2017/11/jobs-normandy-second-dynamic-region-france/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2017 13:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[According to the barometer of employment of RegionsJob group, the recovery in employment is here]]></description>
		
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		<title>Loire Atlantique: Storm Warning this Friday 3rd February</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2017/02/loire-atlantique-storm-warning-friday-3rd-february/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2017 06:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Local News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amber Alert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ille-et-Vilaine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loire Atlantique]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loire Valley]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mayenne]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Orange Warning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saint Nazaire]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[vendee]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Loire Atlantique as the Maine-et-Loire, Mayenne, Vendee and the Ille-et-Vilaine are placed in amber alert]]></description>
		
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		<title>Northwest Weather: Three Planned Storms, Friday to Sunday</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2017/02/northwest-weather-three-planned-storms-friday-sunday/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2017 06:51:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brittany]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Loire Valley]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Normandy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Gone is the bitter cold and ice. This also means that we are no longer]]></description>
		
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		<title>Beware the Ice!  Road Accidents Increase on Friday in the West</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2016/12/beware-ice-road-accidents-increase-friday-west/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2016 07:53:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brittany]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finistere]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loire Valley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morbihan]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Orne]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vannes]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Friday morning, patches of ice appeared in several departments of Brittany, Normandy and Loire Valley.]]></description>
		
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