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Euro-Weary French Village Reverts to Franc

Town revives old currency to spur business

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 30, 2008 8:32 AM CDT

(Newser) – Six years after scrapping the franc for the euro, one sleepy town in southern France has reverted, the New York Times reports. Says the mayor of Collobrières, population 1,600, “We lost something with the franc. We lost an identity. We moved very...   Read full story »

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