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[Beantree]

After 2 ½ years of litigation in the French Courts Maurice the coq has been allowed to remain to sing. New neighbours, who had bought a holiday home complained of being woken up in the morning. This complaint has been seen as further erosion by the wealthy into the lives of the countryfolk. and is one on a long list which sparked the 'Yellow jacket' protests. Other previous noise complaints are church bells, donkeys and cows! The complainers have been ordered to pay €1000 damages as well. The judge decided that, as no-one else in the village had complained, there wasn't really a problem.

Hopefully this case has set a precedent, because there is now another filed by a new holiday home owner concerned about the excessive noise of ducks quacking in the adjoining garden.

[Ursula123]

French are more concerned about noise at lunch times  and Sunday afternoons here. My neighbour is cutting his lawn as I type with a ride on and the French neighbour the other side has just had words with him - I think he cuts the lawn on purpose just to provoke. 

[Beantree]

We don't make any noise on a Sunday anyway Ursula123; a 'common sense' practice we bought with us from England. Unfortunately weekday lunchtimes are another issue because we have to work when it is cool enough otherwise we'd never get anywhere. Having said that our 3 neighbours are each 200 metres away, although being so quiet sound does carry. Perhaps we shouldn't use the two-strokes and the big mower between 12.00 and 2.00?

Maurice was on TV at lunchtime and there were scenes from the courtroom with the place packed with his supporters.

[Valkyrie]

Well thank goodness common sense prevailed.  So fed up with people who know of a smallholding next door (not here by the way) then buy the house next door and then complain about smells and roosters and bleating - I seem to remember the lady with the rooster was told to get rid of him and they'd lived there for years.  I fail to understand why people know of the existing farm and then whinge.  Yay for Maurice and the judge.

[soapdragon]

It's a bit like buying a house next door to a pub then complaining about the smell of stale beer/chips ( - I know!) and car doors late at night, as happened in the next village last year! As my Gran always said 'You make your bed, then you lie in it'!