The cost of an obituary

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I wanted to put an announcement in the local paper, Le Maine Libre. Well, I was going to, as a friend of the deceased, and on behalf of us expat friends, but that came to an abrupt halt when we learned the cost. With a photo, it was 250€, plus an extra 60€ if we wanted it published in any other department outside the Sarthe. And that is just a simple little announcement, nothing grand. Being from Leicester, I looked up the price there, and it is a reasonable £50. I knew the cost of dying was high, but that is just really taking advantage of a situation.