The fire that gutted Limoges town hall and brought down its 43-metre clock tower during France's cost-of-living protests has destroyed a 143-year-old landmark and ignited a fierce row over what, and whom, France chooses to mourn.
A group of masked individuals set fire to the listed building at the end of a cost-of-living protest in the central French city on Saturday 17 October 2026, according to reports, and the prefect said two-thirds of its façade had disappeared.
