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Illustration - Pays Cathare

FRANCE - AUDE (11) - VILLEROUGE-TERMENES CASTEL. CARVED PORTRAIT OF BERNARD DE FARGES, ARCHBISHOP OF NARBONNE FROM 1311 TO 1341 (DURING THE INQUISITION). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays Cathare

FRANCE - AUDE (11) VILLEROUGE-TERMENES CASTEL. FRESCO RENDERED REPRESENTING CHARACTERS DISCUSSING DURING A MEAL. IN THE CENTER, BELIBASTE (THE LAST "PARFAIT") AND HIS CATHAR COMPANION PHILIPPE D'ALAIRAC. BELOW, THE COAT OF ARMS OF BERNARD DE FARGES, ARCHBISHOP OF NARBONNE FROM 1311 TO 1341. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Global Warming - France

FRANCE. AUDE (11) NARBONNE. PEYRIAC DE MER ROAD UNDER SNOW Photo by Paul Palau/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Occitanie

FRANCE (AUDE) NARBONNE-PLAGE. THE CENTER TOWN, WITH THE AVENUE OF THE MEDITERRANEE. AERIAL VIEW Photo by Frederic Hedelin/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Occitanie

FRANCE. AUDE (11) NARBONNE. AERIAL VIEW OF THE HISTORIC CENTRE, WITH SAINT JUST CATHEDRAL AND THE ARCHBISHOP'S PALACE. Photo by Frederic Hedelin/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Occitanie

FRANCE. AUDE (11) NARBONNE, AERIAL VIEW OF THE HISTORIC CENTRE. SAINT JUST CATHEDRAL AND THE ARCHBISHOPS' PALACE Photo by Frederic Hedelin/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Occitanie

FRANCE. OCCITANY. AUDE (11) ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF NARBONNE, AT THE PECH-LOUBAT REST AREA ON THE A61, STRANGE STONE ROBOTS WATCH YOU AS YOU DRIVE ON THE DEUX MERS MOTORWAY. THE 3 CATHAR KNIGHTS ARE THE WORK OF THE ARTIST JACQUES TISSINIER Photo by Frederic Hedelin/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM