- The heat wave that affects France is intensifying on Monday.
- Temperatures of an “exceptional level” are expected in the southwest where 12 departments are in red vigilance.
- Heat difficult to bear, some of which manage to enjoy.
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Summer 2025: France faced with a new scorching episode
A full to crack beach and a thermometer that displays 37 ° C. All the ingredients are gathered to make Hugo the happiest of ice sellers in Lacanau. “The weather is nice, we had a very good season, we had very good days in May and June. In July it goes well, there are a lot of people who also arrive in August. So it works well”,
he rejoices in the report at the top of this article.
In this summer 2025, ice sales reached heights: 264 million units sold. A historical record. Next to it, donuts find it difficult to compete. Too fatty for too high a mercury. “It is true that it is a little heavy to digest, we want something fresh and light”,
confirms a passing vacationer. The more the temperatures increase, the less the “Gelado Marco” store in Jade Meyre sells it. But don’t worry, she found the solution. “We make a classic donut and we add to you a ball or two of ice”,
details the young woman.
Leisure parks in difficulty
Restaurants are also winners on heat waves. Especially those who adapt their card. At the “blondie”, everything is complete, at noon as in the evening. “We have dishes that are a little suitable, so we will rather have bowls and pokes that will be taken at noon when there are going to be hot ones. The burger, it will rather be in the evening because people will adapt to the temperature”,
Details Clara Appelgheim, waitress in the establishment.
On the other hand, the high temperatures make the work of Delphine DeMommerot, co-manager of the “Les 3 Bandits” leisure park more complicated. Too hot to let off steam in the inflatable castles and other trampolines offered. So to limit the lack of influx, Delphine shifts her opening hours. “For example, tomorrow it’s heat wave, we will close the park later. We will even make a small window where the park will be closed since we know very well that there will be no one”,
she explains.
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In Lacanau, the big winner of the heat wave, it may be Yann and his water park, taken by storm by vacationers. “We can go up to 800 people, or even 1,000 in the middle of the week”,
he rejoices. Its activity works so well that it has just opened a new complex in La Palmyra.
