Article L133-19 of the French Tourism Code
The rules relating to the upgrading to a higher demographic category of municipalities classified as tourist resorts within the meaning of sub-section 2 of section 2 of this chapter are set out in the penultimate paragraph of article 88 of law no. 84-53 of 26th January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service. A municipality that loses the benefit of classification as a tourist resort shall bring…