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IN PICTURES: First snow of this winter falls on many parts of France
Northern regions have been particularly affected by snow and ice this week causing disruption - but also some pretty winter scenes

Snow has fallen on many areas in the north of France this week, causing disruption for some, excitement for others.
Read also: Snow and ice update: north east France remains on alert
We look at how it has transformed many places into a winter wonderland.
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The Université de Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin) filmed its campus covered in a thin layer of snow.
Nancy’s Place Stanislas looked pristine in this wintery scene.
℠La célèbre place Stanislas de est sous la ce matin du mercredi 14 décembre 2022. Les sols sont souvent blanchis sur un axe allant du au mais les cumuls restent modestes. (webcam )
— Guillaume Séchet (@Meteovilles)
℠La place Stanislas de Nancy est sous la neige ce mercredi matin. Il est tombé environ 2 centimètres sur la ville sous une température de -2°C. (via )
— Météo Express (@MeteoExpress)
la place de la Carrière sous la neige â›„ï¸ Photo â¦â©
— 🇫🇷 Nina Bergamote 🇮🇱 ðŸ¾ðŸŽ—ï¸ðŸ§¡ðŸ‡ªðŸ‡º (@NinaBergamote)
La neige à Metz ce matin !
— Le Hussard (@vmaigret811)
Léger manteau blancðŸŒ¨ï¸ sur !
— Marc Mathey (@Marc__Mathey)
In Normandy, the snow showers began on Saturday (December 10), leaving the stade Joseph Déterville in Caen (Calvados) covered in white.
Le stade Joseph Déterville sous la neige ce matin â„ï¸
— Maladrerie O.S (@MaladrerieCaen)
CARTE POSTALE 💌… Une belle journée sous la neige à Deauville â„ï¸ï¸â„ï¸ï¸
— Deauville (@DeauvilleFr)
The cliffs of Étretat were also covered in snow:
â„ï¸ sous la dès la nuit dernière. Ambiance hivernale ce lundi matin au réveil avec une mer d’huile. Les conditions de circulation restent « délicates » sur de très nombreux axes dans le Nord-Ouest, notamment dans les Côtes-d’Armor (). Vidéo Viewsurf
— Kévin Floury (@kevinfloury)
In Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Lyon’s mayor Grégory Doucet tweeted: “The Bartholdi horses [on the fountain sculpted by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi] were surprised by the snow this morning!â€
â„ï¸Les chevaux de Bartholdi se sont fait surprendre par la neige ce matin !
— Grégory Doucet (@Gregorydoucet)
In Paris, there was a light dusting of snow, which La France Insoumise MP and blogger Antoine Léaument captured in a photograph posted on Twitter.
Petite photo coulisses de l’Assemblée.
— Antoine Léaument 🇫🇷 (@ALeaument)
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Areas of Hauts-de-France like Lille, and Brittany like Rennes, have also seen a thin blanket of snow this week.
2/3cm mesuré ici à Templeuve dans le Pévèle @FabienDel69
— hch âš¡ï¸ (@hchad59)
La Neige sur ! â„ï¸ðŸŒ¨ï¸
— Erwan Corre 🇺🇦 (@CorreErwan)
3 à 7 cm de neige à Rennes : voici les prévisions météo pour mercredi et jeudi -
— Nouvelles du monde (@nouvelles2025)
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