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But this is unlikely to produce the jobs that the people of the Val d'Agri are seeking.
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They were arrested in the Val d'Oise region north of Paris and the Essonne region to the south.
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At Christmas a British medical student, Rafe Hattaway, died in the neighbouring resort of Val D'Isere while snowboarding with his brother.
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Meanwhile, Saturday's women's World Cup Super G race at Val d'Isere was called off due to heavy snow at the French resort.
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Val d'Isere, one of the most famous ski runs, had to cancel its World Cup downhill and Super G skiing events on Wednesday.
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Now 69, he is still inextricably linked with Val d'Isere and was part of the committee that helped to organize the 2009 Alpine World Ski Championships.
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Former slalom world champion Ivica Kostelic is the latest racer to suffer an injury this season after he was hurt in Friday's World Cup super combined in Val d'Isere, France.
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Killy took his lead from Oreiller, and was part of a group of children who desperately tried to keep pace with Val d'Isere's "madman" while he trained on the slopes.
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Unemployment stands at about 30% in the Val d'Agri.
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"Oreiller is the man who inspired a lot of kids in Val d'Isere to try to become ski champions in the post-war period, " said Perret, author of a book about one of Val d'Isere's most famous events.
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Val d'Isere is the traditional host of the start of the main European swing of the World Cup season, having staged men's races last weekend as part of the traditional Criterium de la Premiere Neige ("races of the first snow").
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