France in Between

France in Between

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France in Between
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A city, Molière, and a chair

A city, Molière, and a chair

Pézenas has worked hard to stake a claim on France's famous playwright

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May 11, 2025
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“Say hello to Jean-Baptiste!” joked my French husband as I headed out the door to Pézenas, Hérault, Occitanie.

“Ah bon? Molière wasn’t born in Pézenas? I was convinced he was…” said my crestfallen French husband as I broke the news to him upon my return.

Molière, né Jean-Baptiste Poquelin and considered France’s greatest playwright, was born in Paris in 1…

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