- The mayor of Limoges, Guillaume Guérin, has threatened to resign unless the French government fully funds the restoration of the city's 143-year-old town hall.
- The landmark neo-Renaissance building suffered severe structural damage, including the collapse of its roof and clock tower, after being set on fire by rioters.
- Mr Guérin accused central authorities of abandoning the city after police ran out of ammunition, demanding rebuilding support equivalent to that provided for Notre-Dame cathedral.
- The arson occurred during nationwide protests over living costs and deteriorating school conditions, which saw an estimated 550,000 demonstrators take to the streets and over 150 police officers injured.
- President Emmanuel Macron condemned the rioting and committed emergency state aid to rebuild Limoges' civic infrastructure, while Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu blamed ultra-left agitators.
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