Preserving Biodiversity and Energy Production: The Challenge of the Melting Rhône Glacier

Preserving Biodiversity and Energy Production: The Challenge of the Melting Rhône Glacier

Located in the Swiss Alps, the Rhône glacier, which gives rise to the eponymous river, is melting inexorably, and behind its disappearance are the outlines of a major challenge: preserving biodiversity while perpetuating energy production on the banks of the Rhône, so that water is essential for the proper functioning of power plants. This will … Read more

Fire at Rive-de-Gier Town Hall: Young Men on Trial for Serious Attacks on Public Buildings

Fire at Rive-de-Gier Town Hall: Young Men on Trial for Serious Attacks on Public Buildings

The public prosecutor of Saint-Étienne points to “serious attacks committed on public buildings, symbols of the Republic” Jean-Christophe Marmara / Le Figaro Four young men will be tried for the fire at the town hall of Rive-de-Gier, forty kilometers from Lyon, and the attempted intrusion into the adjoining police station during the riots at the … Read more

Former Magistrate’s Trial for Domestic Violence in Lyon Court

Former Magistrate’s Trial for Domestic Violence in Lyon Court

A magistrate formerly stationed in Nîmes, where he was known for his rigor in cases of domestic violence, was prosecuted this Monday before the Lyon judicial court for violence against his ex-partner. Le Figaro Lyon A passionate relationship quickly transformed into a succession of arguments punctuated by outbursts of violence. The Lyon court examined this … Read more

Record-breaking heat wave hits Lyon, France

Record-breaking heat wave hits Lyon, France

By Justin Boche Posted 5 hours ago, Updated 2 hours ago On the banks of the Rhône, the shade of a few trees acts as a refuge for walkers. OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE / AFP The episode which affects the east of France will be particularly long in the Rhône with temperatures that can reach up to … Read more

The Miss France Committees of Rhône-Alpes Departments Refuse to Pay High Regional License

The Miss France Committees of Rhône-Alpes Departments Refuse to Pay High Regional License

The Miss France committees of several departments of Rhône-Alpes refuse to pay the license requested at the regional level, considering it much too high. Le Figaro Lyon What is happening in the world of Misses in Rhône-Alpes. After Isère in early July, the Miss Rhône, Loire and Drôme Vallée du Rhône committees announced in early … Read more

Monthly Barometer: Small Improvement in Prices in France, Contrasting Changes in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Monthly Barometer: Small Improvement in Prices in France, Contrasting Changes in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

The monthly barometer shows a small improvement in prices in France over 3 months, in a context of a sharp drop in transactions. In Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, prices are changing in contrasting ways. LPI announced its monthly barometer, sponsored by iad. The price per m² signed is €3,375 in France. Over three months, the price per m² … Read more

Clashes Erupt in Lyon Between Ultra-Right Activists and Demonstrators

Clashes Erupt in Lyon Between Ultra-Right Activists and Demonstrators

Clashes Erupt in Lyon Between Ultra-Right Activists and Demonstrators On Wednesday evening, clashes broke out in Lyon between ultra-right activists and demonstrators protesting against the dissolution of the Uprisings of the Earth, according to the prefecture. The clashes resulted in four people being injured. Around 400 demonstrators had gathered on the sidelines of the Fête … Read more

Isère Factory Expansion Raises Concerns About Water Consumption and Environmental Impact

Isère Factory Expansion Raises Concerns About Water Consumption and Environmental Impact

water war Article reserved for subscribers Water, an essential and threatened resourcedossier The extension of the Isère factory of the industrialist STMicroelectronics, made possible by colossal funding from the State, has raised the fears of environmentalists and local elected officials. The site is a very large consumer of water, which had not been anticipated. It … Read more

Lyon diamond dealer’s violent home-jacking results in 5 to 11-year imprisonment for perpetrators

Lyon diamond dealer’s violent home-jacking results in 5 to 11-year imprisonment for perpetrators

The three defendants who appeared since Wednesday before the Rhône Assize Court for the assault and kidnapping of a jeweler at his home in Collonges-au-Mont-d’Or were found guilty of theft with a weapon. Par Antoine Sillieres Posted on 03/17/2023 at 8:30 p.m.update on 03/17/2023 at 20:31 This content is not accessible. The home-jacking had been … Read more

The postal site Caluire-et-Cuire champion of energy saving – Le Journal des Entreprises

The postal site Caluire-et-Cuire champion of energy saving – Le Journal des Entreprises

La Poste, through its subsidiary La Poste Immobilier, has just won eleven awards, including 3 for sites in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes – Caluire-et-Cuire (69), Clermont-Ferrand (63) and Argonay (74) – during the 2021-2022 edition of the Cube energy saving challenge. Among the winners of AURA is the postal site of Caluire-et-Cuire (Rhône), which won a Golden Cube … Read more