The population swells from 4, 100 to almost ten times that amount during August when the Acadian French community celebrate its national day.

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"We advise that following failed pay talks yesterday in Paris, French port control officers will be holding a national day of industrial action which is likely to affect the majority of ports in France, " the spokeswoman said.

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One French national was killed, but three others who were at the site are safe, the Foreign Ministry said a day earlier.

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