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French court orders town to remove statue of Virgin Mary

Statue of the Virgin Mary located at a crossroads in La Flotte, a municipality of 2,800 inhabitants on the popular holiday island Ile-de-Re, off France's Atlantic coast. © Screen grab Google street view

A French court has ordered a small town to remove a statue of the Virgin Mary, saying the religious display violates the separation of church and state.

The statue is located at a crossroads in La Flotte, a municipality of 2,800 inhabitants on the popular holiday island Ile-de-Re, off France's Atlantic coast.

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