In Seillans, southern France, age-old stone fountains are empty, and taps in homes are only kept running - up to a strict daily limit - thanks to water trucks, because its natural springs are dry.
As the country, like much of Europe, battles drought and record temperatures, residents of the picturesque village who used to water gardens or fill pans, bathtubs and pools without thinking now have to do thing very differently, said mayor Rene Hugot.
Water usage levels are checked every week to ensure all Seillans households are respecting a per-person limit of 150 litres per day. And for water to reach the village and some others nearby at all, it has to transported in from areas where flows from the network of springs that supplies the region are still strong enough to permit its extraction.
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