This photograph shows a vintage independent fuel station on the Route nationale 6 (RN6) in La Croix de Molphey, central-eastern France, on September 21, 2026. (Photo by ARNAUD FINISTRE / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph shows an independent fuel station in Cluny central-eastern France, on September 22, 2026. (Photo by ARNAUD FINISTRE / AFP via Getty Images)

A customer enters an independent fuel station that also serves as a bar in Paray-le-Monial, in central-eastern France, on September 22, 2026. (Photo by ARNAUD FINISTRE / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph shows an independent fuel station in Matour central-eastern France, on September 22, 2026. (Photo by ARNAUD FINISTRE / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph shows an independent fuel station in the village of Quarré-les-Tombes, central-eastern France, on September 20, 2026. (Photo by ARNAUD FINISTRE / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph shows out-of-service fuel pumps in front of a garage in Précy-sous-Thil, central-eastern France, on September 21, 2026. (Photo by ARNAUD FINISTRE / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph shows a small fuel station in a rural area in Liernais, central-eastern France, on September 21, 2026. (Photo by ARNAUD FINISTRE / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph shows out-of-service fuel pumps in front of garage in Précy-sous-Thil, central-eastern France, on September 21, 2026. (Photo by ARNAUD FINISTRE / AFP via Getty Images)