Village of 700 people kept one café; there are 38,000 in line behind them. Take a number.
Rural French Mayors Rally to Save Their Local Cafe-Bistro, and Help Reverse National Trend
Au Bon Accueil in Saint-Martin-sur-Ouanne, Burgundy, reopened after eight months closed, leaving the village without a single streetside business. Village chief Hervé Chapuis and the county mayor intervened, and the mayor of Charny-Orée-de-Puisaye, who ran a bistro for seven years before his election this year, directed €25,000 in public money toward renovations. New manager Nadia Letellier says trade is strong. France has gone from 500,000 café-bistros to 40,000 in 125 years.
Source: Rural French Mayors Rally to Save Their Local Cafe-Bistro, and Help Reverse National Trend — Good News Network
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