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An 11-year-old girl in southern France has brought much-needed colour to her local cemetery by using unsold cut flowers to decorate tombstones.

Victoire, from Saint-Est猫ve (Pyr茅n茅es-Orientales, Occitanie), had the idea to save the unsold blooms from a local florist, and instead use them to decorate graves. She hit upon the initiative as part of a school project.

The flowers would have otherwise ended up in the bin.

鈥楢 bubbly young girl with a great idea鈥�

The girl approached a florist in her town, which is a few minutes away from the city of Perpignan, and the idea spread.

"Victoire came to us spontaneously with her mum,鈥� said the florist at 脌 la Botte in Saint-Est猫ve, . 鈥淪he's a bubbly young girl and had a great idea.鈥�

The florist said that she 鈥渋mmediately accepted" the offer, and saw it as 鈥渁 truly generous and eco-friendly citizen initiative鈥�.

"We gave her several buckets, with different flowers that were at the end of their life, and that we were going to throw away,鈥� the florist said. Victoire and her dad then 鈥減ut flowers on many of the graves鈥�, said the local authority, and the 鈥減athways in the cemetery have been given a new lease of life鈥�.

The kind-hearted idea appears to have brightened people鈥檚 day, with the town鈥檚 Facebook post about Victoire's story having prompted 50,000 positive reactions, including 40,000 鈥榣ikes鈥�, and almost 6,000 comments and shares.

Users praised the girl for her 鈥済oodness鈥�, 鈥済enerosity鈥� and 鈥渒ind heart鈥�, and also said thank you to the florist for their quick cooperation.

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