Too hot to live? French buyers rethink housing choices after heat waves

PHYSorg
Aug 11, 2026, 12:20 pm104 pts
After multiple severe heat waves in a single summer, French residents are increasingly factoring high temperatures into their home hunts, realtors say, bumping up features such as shutters, air conditioning and indirect sunlight on their priority lists.

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