French village bans death

zomba · 2008-03-07T15:21:05+00:00

French village bans death Thu Mar 6, 3:24 PM ET The mayor of a French village has issued a decree banning residents from dying in his territory unless they own a spot in the overcrowded cemetery. "It is forbidden for any person not having a plot in the cemetery ... to die on the territory of the village," the mayor of the southwestern village of Sarpourenx wrote in a decree that warned of "severe punishment" for offenders. Mayor Gerard Lalanne told AFP he had taken the radical measure to protest against a legal ruling preventing him from enlarging the burial ground in the village of 260 people. "The first dead person to come along, I'll send him to the state's representative," he said. Lalane said he had been inspired by the mayor of another French village, Cugnaux, who had also outlawed death as a protest last year and who thus won the right to enlarge the village's cemetery. Copyright © 2008 Agence France Presse. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AFP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of Agence France Presse. Copyright © 2007 Yahoo All rights reserved.Copyright/IP Policy |Terms of Service |Help |Feedback NOTICE: We collect personal information on this site. To learn more about how we use your information, see our» Privacy Policy

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Start date Mar 7, 2008

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