From The Sunday TimesJuly 13, 2008

Vive le franc: defiant village snubs the EuroMatthew Campbell in Collobrieres

The Eurocrats should take heed. A village in southern France has decided to bring back the franc as legal tender in an experiment that it hopes will be followed elsewhere.

Collobrières, a village of 1,600 inhabitants in Provence, is motivated largely by profit: accepting the franc has boosted their business. “It’s amazing how many francs people have kept at home,â€