France, April 27 -- Macron heads south to the Pyrenees on Monday, starting his trip in Lavelanet, in the southwestern Ariege department.

He is set to inaugurate the Occitanie Geotex factory - which will produce geotextiles for construction, roads and agriculture using plant-based fibres such as hemp and locally sourced wool - and is being presented by the Elysee as a symbol of the president's reindustrialisation strategy pursued since his first term in 2017.

Macron will also visit the Lavelanet hospital site, the first "entirely rebuilt and completed as part of the 2020 health reform plan to fight against the shortage of medical professionals in regional areas.

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