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People rest in the Parc des Buttes Chaumont in Paris, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025

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Video. Parisians sleep in parks to cool down during heatwave

Updated: 26/06/2026 - 10:31 GMT+2

Some Parisians are spending the night in city parks to escape sweltering apartments as an intense heatwave continues across France.

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