More than 30 m of zinc and copper gutter downspouts were stolen from the listed church of Château-du-Loir (Sarthe) The municipality is reluctant to report the incident to its insurance for fear of seeing the premium increase and thus losing on both counts. Surveillance of Saint-Guingalois, which houses works of art and organs, will be reinforced.
Among metal recyclers, zinc trades at around €1.20 per kilo and copper at almost 6 euros.