Rennes
Coverage of Rennes in the Nexus archive.
- Sleeping in a cellar, waiting at a funeral home, riding the tram: How the French are improvising to survive the heatwave
French citizens are using unconventional methods like sleeping in cellars, waiting at funeral homes, and riding trams to cope with a heatwave. Two individuals sat on the floor of the Notre-Dame de Bonne-Nouvelle basilica in Rennes on June 22, 2026, seeking relief from the heat.
- France's elderlies particularly at risk as heatwave suffocates country
France is experiencing a severe heatwave with temperatures around 40°C in cities like Bordeaux, Rennes, and Toulouse, marking the hottest since 1947. The extreme heat has led to two children found dead in a parked car and 40 drownings as people sought to cool off.
- Days after heatwave, French government cuts climate change adaptation funds
The French government reduced climate change adaptation funds shortly after a heatwave that saw Rennes record a maximum temperature of 33.5°C on May 26, 2026.
- 'It was 30°C in the classrooms this afternoon, it was very tough': France experiences its hottest day in May on record
France recorded its hottest May day on record, with classrooms reaching 30°C, causing discomfort. A man was photographed entering a metro station in Rennes on May 26, 2026.
- French teenagers arrested in connection with murder of 11-year-old boy
Two teenagers were arrested in northwestern France following the murder of an 11-year-old boy found dead with a wet towel tied around his neck near the Vilaine river in Rennes. A 16-year-old boy was detained at home, while a 15-year-old girl surrendered to police.
- Eleven-year-old boy found dead on riverbank in northwest France
An 11-year-old boy was found dead on a riverbank near the Vilaine River in Rennes, northwest France, on May 24, 2026. The body was discovered in a bush close to the river.