I saw this car in our local supermarket and its plaque d’immatriculation ( I can never pronounce that word – can’t get anywhere near it) caught my eye.
The ones like 974 mean they are from outre-mer – France’s overseas departments.
(When I studied the crusades at school outre-mer referred to the four Christian states established in the Middle East).
Anyway, this one is from La Reunion – an island between Mauritius and Madagascar.
That’s an 11 hour flight from Venelles.
So my question is – did this car come all the way from La Reunion? Or just the number plate?
Whichever, I always enjoy spotting one.
The other ones to look out for are:
971 – Guadeloupe
972 – Martinique
973 – La Guyane
975 – Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
976 – Mayotte
Thrown to (the) Lyon 