Roger Thiberville had never visited the Normandy burg of Thiberville, but when he died at 91 last year without an heir, he surprisingly chose to leave an estimated $10.2 million to the place — pop. 1,773 — that gave him his family last name, The Guardian reported. 

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Un oraș din Franța a primit o moștenire de 10 milioane de euro de la un om care nu a pus vreodată piciorul acolo

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A French town received a €10 million inheritance from a man who had never set foot there

Roger Thiberville, a man from Paris, left his $10.2 million fortune to the tiny French town of Thiberville on the other side of the country — a place he had never visited.

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Small town shocked to inherit $10 million fortune — left by man who had never been there

AN ECCENTRIC French millionaire has left his £8m fortune to a village because it shared its name with him - even though he never visited.Roger Thiber

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Millionaire leaves £8m winemaking fortune to VILLAGE that shares his name

A small town in France's Normandy region (Normandy) recently acquired an estate of 10 million euros (10.25 million US dollars) from a strange rich man who never visited the town, just because they had the same name. This was as much as 5 times the town's annual budget, which surprised and delighted the townspeople.

法國諾曼第地區（Normandy）的一個小鎮最近獲得一名從未去過該鎮的陌生富翁捐贈1,000萬歐元（1,025萬美元）的遺產，只因為他們同名。這筆鉅款高達該鎮年度預算的5倍之多，讓該鎮鎮民既驚又喜。

法國小鎮獲陌生人贈千萬歐元遺產 只因同名

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A small French town received a 10 million euro heritage from a stranger only because of the same name

In his 91 years of life, Roger Thiberville never visited the Normandy settlement that gave him his last name. However, he left him an inheritance of 10 million euros.

În cei 91 de ani de viață, Roger Thiberville nu a vizitat niciodată localitatea din Normandia care i-a dat numele de familie. Totuși, i-a lăsat o moștenire de 10 milioane de euro.

Motivul uluitor pentru care un bărbat a lăsat o moștenire de 10 milioane de euro unui oraș pe care nici măcar nu l-a vizitat. „Depășește orice imaginație”

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The astonishing reason why a man left an inheritance of 10 million euros to a city he never even visited. “Beyond all imagination”

Thiberville, a small town in France, has received a €10 million inheritance, five times the town's annual budget, from a man who has never visited the town, writes The Guardian.

Thiberville, un orășel din Franța, a primit o moștenire de 10 milioane de euro, de cinci ori mai mare decât bugetul anual al localității, din partea unui bărbat care nu a vizitat niciodată orașul, scrie The Guardian.

Oraşul care a primit o moştenire de 10 milioane de euro de la un bărbat care nu vizitase niciodată localitatea

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The city that received a 10 million euro inheritance from a man who had never visited the town

Unexpected inheritance for the French town of Thiberville: An unknown man from Paris has left him almost his entire fortune. His last name is probably responsible.

Unverhofftes Erbe für den französischen Ort Thiberville: Ein unbekannter Mann aus Paris hat ihm fast sein ganzes Vermögen vermacht. Verantwortlich ist wohl sein Nachname.

Frankreich: Mann hinterlässt zehn Millionen Euro für Gemeinde Thiberville

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France: Man leaves ten million euros for the municipality of Thiberville

Roger Thiberville lived in Paris all his life. His only connection to the town of the same name is his surname. Nevertheless, he left the community a fortune estimated at ten million euros.

Roger Thiberville lebte sein Leben lang in Paris. Seine einzige Verbindung zu der gleichnamigen Ortschaft ist der Nachname. Dennoch hinterlässt er der Gemeinde ein Vermögen von geschätzt zehn Millionen Euro.

Zehn-Millionen-Überraschung: Französische Kleinstadt erbt Millionen von Namensvetter

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Ten-million surprise: Small French town inherits millions from namesake

In his 91 years of life, Roger Thiberville never visited the Normandy town that gave him his family name. However, he left it a legacy of 10 million euros, The Guardian reports.

În cei 91 de ani de viață, Roger Thiberville nu a vizitat niciodată orașul din Normandia care i-a dat numele de familie. Totuși, i-a lăsat o moștenire de 10 milioane de euro, relatează The Guardian.

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An interesting event took place in France. A man living in the capital Paris donated his fortune of 10 million euros to his town in Normandy, which he had never visited in his life. Click for more

İlginç olay Fransa'da yaşandı. Başkent Paris'te yaşayan bir adam ömrü boyunca hiç gitmediği Normandiya'daki kasabasına 10 milyon euroluk servetini bağışladı.
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He left a fortune to a village he never visited

A man who died without descendants, left a legacy in a small town in France that he had never visited in his life. The reason for the bequest.

Ένας άνθρωπος που πέθανε χωρίς απογόνους, άφησε κληρονομιά σε μια μικρή πόλη στη Γαλλία που δεν είχε επισκεφθεί ποτέ στην ζωή του. Ο λόγος του κληροδοτήματος.

Man Leaves €10M Fortune to French Town Sharing His Name, Despite Never Visiting

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