Dharamsala : A town in France has not only raised the Tibetan flag but also adopted a Tibetan county , Gyatsa Dzong .
The flag was hoisted by Mayor Jean-Luc Longour in the town of Le Cannet des Maures in southern France .
A spokesman of the Tibetan government-in-exile said in Dharamsala , this is the 39 th municipality to adopt a Tibetan town in a bid to preserve Tibetan culture and identity . Two films on Tibet were also shown to the public.
Another town in the same region, Vitrolles, has been flying the Tibetan flag since last seven years .
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