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What's driving the attention

There is notable interest in coffin-related topics in France, ranging from funeral traditions to unique uses of coffins in protests and personal stories.

French media reveals a surge in interest around the cultural and social dimensions of coffins, including the business of coffin manufacturing which covers about one in five coffins in France. Stories include the display of a coffin bearing a banner with Donald Trump in Tehran as a form of political protest, the funeral of singer Marie-Paule Belle attracting public attention, and extraordinary personal anecdotes such as a man who bought a coffin to avoid prison by faking his burial.