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- The heatwave prompted many Parisians to book hotel rooms for air-conditioned relief.
- Paris hit a June high of 40.9 °C on Wednesday, the hottest in its 80-year record.
- Les Hotels received five to ten daily booking requests and filled its properties within two weeks.
- The extreme heat filled Yvelines countryside hotels and closed several Paris schools, prompting families to seek accommodation elsewhere.
