'Parisians out!' Why the French have had enough of French tourists
As holidaymakers descend on Brittany this summer, trebling the population of some villages and towns, local people are unimpressed
TL;DR
- Anti-Parisian graffiti and messages have appeared in southern Finistère, Brittany.
- The sentiment is reportedly linked to a rise in second homeowners from Paris, exacerbated since the pandemic.
- Local infrastructure is overwhelmed as village populations can triple in July and August.
- Heatwaves and wildfires caused some tourists to seek 'coolcations' in Brittany, adding pressure.
- Similar protests against tourists and second homeowners are occurring in Île de Ré and Corsica.
- A dormant Corsican independence movement has been revived, targeting second homeowners.