Stock shots of Béziers, in the Occitanie region of southern France. The region has historically been left-leaning but its far-right mayor Robert Menard, a friend of French presidential candidate Eric Zemmour, was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2020 with 68.74% of the vote. Home to 77,500 residents, the poverty rate reaches 33% in the town centre, but is as high as 60% in the La Devèze neighbourhood. STOCKSHOTS