The interior of La Rochelle prefecture, France, on September 21, 2019, during one of the open days of Heritage Days. Stock Photo
RF2A817JF–The interior of La Rochelle prefecture, France, on September 21, 2019, during one of the open days of Heritage Days.
French Junior ecology minister Chantal Jouanno, Minister for the Interior, Overseas Departments and Territorial Administration Brice Hortefeux and Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Bruno Le Maire arrive at the Prefecture in La Rochelle, western France on March 16, 2010 about the consequences of storm dubbed 'Xynthia', which killed 52 people, unleashed gale force winds and torrential rains, destroying roads and houses along France's Atlantic coast. Photo by Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM Stock Photo
RF2E2P9RH–French Junior ecology minister Chantal Jouanno, Minister for the Interior, Overseas Departments and Territorial Administration Brice Hortefeux and Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Bruno Le Maire arrive at the Prefecture in La Rochelle, western France on March 16, 2010 about the consequences of storm dubbed 'Xynthia', which killed 52 people, unleashed gale force winds and torrential rains, destroying roads and houses along France's Atlantic coast. Photo by Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM
The interior of La Rochelle prefecture, France, on September 21, 2019, during one of the open days of Heritage Days. Stock Photo
RF2A8175K–The interior of La Rochelle prefecture, France, on September 21, 2019, during one of the open days of Heritage Days.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy attends meeting in presence of Junior ecology minister Chantal Jouanno, Minister for the Interior, Overseas Departments and Territorial Administration Brice Hortefeux and Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Bruno Le Maire at the Prefecture in La Rochelle, western France on March 16, 2010 about the consequences of storm dubbed 'Xynthia', which killed 52 people, unleashed gale force winds and torrential rains, destroying roads and houses along France's Atlantic coast. Photo by Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM Stock Photo
RF2E2P9W9–French President Nicolas Sarkozy attends meeting in presence of Junior ecology minister Chantal Jouanno, Minister for the Interior, Overseas Departments and Territorial Administration Brice Hortefeux and Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Bruno Le Maire at the Prefecture in La Rochelle, western France on March 16, 2010 about the consequences of storm dubbed 'Xynthia', which killed 52 people, unleashed gale force winds and torrential rains, destroying roads and houses along France's Atlantic coast. Photo by Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM
The interior of La Rochelle prefecture, France, on September 21, 2019, during one of the open days of Heritage Days. Stock Photo
RF2A817PB–The interior of La Rochelle prefecture, France, on September 21, 2019, during one of the open days of Heritage Days.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy attends meeting in presence of Junior ecology minister Chantal Jouanno, Minister for the Interior, Overseas Departments and Territorial Administration Brice Hortefeux and Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Bruno Le Maire at the Prefecture in La Rochelle, western France on March 16, 2010 about the consequences of storm dubbed 'Xynthia', which killed 52 people, unleashed gale force winds and torrential rains, destroying roads and houses along France's Atlantic coast. Photo by Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM Stock Photo
RF2E2P9RG–French President Nicolas Sarkozy attends meeting in presence of Junior ecology minister Chantal Jouanno, Minister for the Interior, Overseas Departments and Territorial Administration Brice Hortefeux and Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Bruno Le Maire at the Prefecture in La Rochelle, western France on March 16, 2010 about the consequences of storm dubbed 'Xynthia', which killed 52 people, unleashed gale force winds and torrential rains, destroying roads and houses along France's Atlantic coast. Photo by Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM
French President Nicolas Sarkozy attends meeting in presence of Junior ecology minister Chantal Jouanno, Minister for the Interior, Overseas Departments and Territorial Administration Brice Hortefeux and Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Bruno Le Maire at the Prefecture in La Rochelle, western France on March 16, 2010 about the consequences of storm dubbed 'Xynthia', which killed 52 people, unleashed gale force winds and torrential rains, destroying roads and houses along France's Atlantic coast. Photo by Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM Stock Photo
RF2E2P9Y2–French President Nicolas Sarkozy attends meeting in presence of Junior ecology minister Chantal Jouanno, Minister for the Interior, Overseas Departments and Territorial Administration Brice Hortefeux and Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Bruno Le Maire at the Prefecture in La Rochelle, western France on March 16, 2010 about the consequences of storm dubbed 'Xynthia', which killed 52 people, unleashed gale force winds and torrential rains, destroying roads and houses along France's Atlantic coast. Photo by Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM
The interior of La Rochelle prefecture, France, on September 21, 2019, during one of the open days of Heritage Days. Stock Photo
RF2A817DB–The interior of La Rochelle prefecture, France, on September 21, 2019, during one of the open days of Heritage Days.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy attends meeting in presence of Junior ecology minister Chantal Jouanno, Minister for the Interior, Overseas Departments and Territorial Administration Brice Hortefeux and Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Bruno Le Maire at the Prefecture in La Rochelle, western France on March 16, 2010 about the consequences of storm dubbed 'Xynthia', which killed 52 people, unleashed gale force winds and torrential rains, destroying roads and houses along France's Atlantic coast. Photo by Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM Stock Photo
RF2E2P9NY–French President Nicolas Sarkozy attends meeting in presence of Junior ecology minister Chantal Jouanno, Minister for the Interior, Overseas Departments and Territorial Administration Brice Hortefeux and Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Bruno Le Maire at the Prefecture in La Rochelle, western France on March 16, 2010 about the consequences of storm dubbed 'Xynthia', which killed 52 people, unleashed gale force winds and torrential rains, destroying roads and houses along France's Atlantic coast. Photo by Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM
French President Nicolas Sarkozy (2dL) flanked by Ecology Minister Jean-Louis Borloo (L) and Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux (3rdL) has a meeting with local authorities in La Rochelle prefecture, western France on March 1, 2010, after flying over the flooded areas between La Rochelle and L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer. Xynthia battered this part of Atlantic coast the previous day, killing at least 50 people, driving huge waves inland in exposed towns, flooding hundreds of homes. Photo by Frank Perry/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM Stock Photo
RF2E2NHYG–French President Nicolas Sarkozy (2dL) flanked by Ecology Minister Jean-Louis Borloo (L) and Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux (3rdL) has a meeting with local authorities in La Rochelle prefecture, western France on March 1, 2010, after flying over the flooded areas between La Rochelle and L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer. Xynthia battered this part of Atlantic coast the previous day, killing at least 50 people, driving huge waves inland in exposed towns, flooding hundreds of homes. Photo by Frank Perry/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM
The interior of La Rochelle prefecture, France, on September 21, 2019, during one of the open days of Heritage Days. Stock Photo
RF2A817Y0–The interior of La Rochelle prefecture, France, on September 21, 2019, during one of the open days of Heritage Days.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy (2dL) flanked by Ecology Minister Jean-Louis Borloo (L) and Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux (3rdL) has a meeting with local authorities in La Rochelle prefecture, western France on March 1, 2010, after flying over the flooded areas between La Rochelle and L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer. Xynthia battered this part of Atlantic coast the previous day, killing at least 50 people, driving huge waves inland in exposed towns, flooding hundreds of homes. Photo by Frank Perry/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM Stock Photo
RF2E2NHXW–French President Nicolas Sarkozy (2dL) flanked by Ecology Minister Jean-Louis Borloo (L) and Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux (3rdL) has a meeting with local authorities in La Rochelle prefecture, western France on March 1, 2010, after flying over the flooded areas between La Rochelle and L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer. Xynthia battered this part of Atlantic coast the previous day, killing at least 50 people, driving huge waves inland in exposed towns, flooding hundreds of homes. Photo by Frank Perry/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM