That rooster design you often see in classical country-style kitchens isn't just because of the bird's place in the barnyard.

a symbol of their home country. Les Blues have the logo stitched onto the left breast of their shirts, and the rooster dominates much of the merchandise sold by the French team. There have been ...

By Aurelien Breeden PARIS — The crow of a rooster and the ringing of ... heritage,” Mr. Giraud told lawmakers in the French Senate. “New country dwellers aren’t always used to it.” ...

Its significance grew further after the French Revolution, where it was embraced as a symbol of the people who founded the country. During the First World War, the rooster was used to symbolize ...

Maurice has become the most famous chicken in France, but as always in a country where hidden ... couple from near the central French city of Limoges, say the rooster makes too much noise and ...

ROCHEFORT, France (AFP) — The owner of famed French rooster Maurice emerged victorious ... or unwilling to understand the realities of country life. The couple’s lawyer however rejected ...

And at the center of this “crisis over traditions” of rural French life, newspaper the Local reported, is Maurice the rooster — the culture war’s “mascot.” It’s almost too perfect.

Corinne Fesseau with her rooster Maurice in the garden of her home ... by urban interlopers on the traditional sounds of the French countryside. Maurice's owner, Corinne Fesseau, told a court ...

Meet Maurice, the rooster whose early morning crowing has divided French opinion ... "yellow vest" protests that swept through the country late last year. The court is scheduled to hand down ...

Maurice will not be silenced after a court ruled in his owner's favour A French court has ruled in ... because crowing roosters were part of country life. Ms Fesseau, who has lived on Oléron ...

Neighbors complained her rooster disturbed their sleep. They wanted the bird moved... French Court Rules Rooster May Crow Where It Pleases RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Good morning. I'm Rachel Martin.

ROCHEFORT: The owner of famed French rooster Maurice emerged victorious ... unable or unwilling to understand the realities of country life. The couple's lawyer however rejected the ...