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Animal rights group Peta had written demanding the street in Issigeac in the Dordogne be renamed Rue Soy-cisse, a reference to soya beans and a vegetarian sausage brand.

But mayor Jean-Claude Castagner said: 鈥淭he name is relatively modern and came about because in this 15m-long alley, there used to live a slightly eccentric old lady, who looked like a sausage, being tall and round and having a stoop.

鈥淪he looked after her mother in often difficult circumstances and was a real character.

鈥淪he liked her nickname La Saucisse but I felt it鈥檚 demeaning and I want the street to reflect her real name, Suzanne Tessier.鈥� She died in the 1960s. Peta has also called for Rue aux Fromages in Caen to be changed to Rue aux Faux Mages, and for Rue de la Boucherie in Limoges鈥檚 old quarter to become Rue de la Bouche qui crie.

Peta spokeswoman Anissa Putois said: 鈥淲e send out many messages and videos showing the horrible treatment of animals used for meat or dairy production, and people do not like watching them.

鈥淏y mixing them with lighter items like this, we hope people will think about how we treat animals and act on it.鈥�

To change the name of a street, a formal letter to the mairie will get the request on the council鈥檚 agenda. If the council agrees, the request is sent to the prefecture. Resi颅dents then have to notify their contacts of their change of address.