Toulouges refuses to receive the 17th McDonald's in the Pyrénées-Orientales. A motion was recently voted to this effect and unanimously by the municipal council of this town located 7 km from Perpignan.
“Protecting the health and well-being of (their) fellow citizens” is the main reason given by the mayor of the Catalan city, Nicolas Barthe. McDonald's economic argument – creation of an average of 47 direct and indirect full-time jobs – will change nothing.