Mooing cows no grounds for noise complaint under new French law
by Kim Willsher in Paris from Environment | The Guardian on (#6KYEH)
Law says people who decide to live next to an existing farm, shop, bar or restaurant cannot complain about noise
Anyone thinking of moving to the French countryside who objects to being woken by crowing cockerels, mooing cows, the sound of tractors or the smell of manure will be sent packing from the courts from now on.
The French parliament has adopted a law in an effort to put an end to hundreds of noise complaint cases brought by disgruntled neighbours every year, mostly new arrivals from towns seeking rural peace and quiet.
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