A French city has taken drastic action to tackle the growing problem of "le binge drinking".
The city council in Rennes, the capital of Brittany renowned for its boisterous student life, has begun buying up bars in order to close them down.
"We wanted to reduce the concentration of bars in the city centre as part of a general policy to reduce excessive drinking in Rennes," said Honore Puil, the city councillor in charge of tackling binge drinking.
So far his unit has bought two bars, both in the cobbled Rue Saint Michel in the historic city centre - also known as "Rue de la Soif", or street of thirst.
One is now a DVD shop, while the other has been converted into a restaurant.
"It is still very much an active policy and we plan to continue with it," said Mr Puil.
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