Photo: AFPBen McPartland · 9 Sep 2016, 16:10Published: 09 Sep 2016 16:10 GMT+02:00Residents of a small town in Provence have united together to try to block US burger giant McDonald’s from setting up its golden arches in town. The town of Saint-Romain-en-Viennois, which stands next to the historic and picturesque Vaison-la-Romaine, is refusing to digest the news that McDonald’s are to open up a branch in town. (The countryside around Vaison-la-Romaine in Provence. Residents in the town that stands in the heart of Provence wine country have launched a petition that has managed to garner 9,000 signatures. Story continues below…Indeed is hard to deny the healthy appetite in France for McDonald’s burgers.

Source: The Local September 09, 2016 14:26 UTC