200 million euro allocated by government to save rural churches in France

RELIGIONS NEWS AGENCY (REDNA) – Macron, president of France, has launched a €200 million fund to save thousands of churches from falling into ruin, mostly in rural areas with populations of less than 10,000.

The Times’ Paris correspondent reports it is thought that up to 3,000 churches are in danger of decay, with some putting the figure higher at 5,000.

The move follows a public conversation after €840 million was raised to restore Notre Dame cathedral in Paris following the fire in 2019, but in contrast little money is spent on village churches.

President Macron said there was an attachment to the buildings whether people believed in God or not.