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Paris's largest outside swimming pool opens early ahead of massive heatwave

Paris's largest outside swimming pool opens early ahead of massive heatwave
France 24 Wednesday 17 June 2026, 09:55 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Paris's largest outside swimming pool opens early ahead of massive heatwave France Issued on: Share France is bracing for another heatwave this week after enduring its hottest spring on record. In Paris, a city not made to withstand heatwaves, the urgent demand for a place to cool off has pushed city officials to open the iconic Canal Saint-Martin, lifting a long-standing ban on swimming.
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