Tens of thousands of people have signed a petition to get a British man French citizenship after his request was rejected, reports Euronews.
Mark Lawrence, who has lived in France for 27 years, applied for citizenship after the UK voted to leave the EU, but was rejected for economic reasons, according to the Change.org petition.
The 48-year-old carpenter "speaks impeccable French and enjoys great popularity" in the town of Plazac, in the Dordogne, it added.
"In addition he appears on the municipal council of the Town Hall of Plazac, and as such, during the last presidential elections, he participated by officially holding the polling station."
Speaking to daily Le Parisien last week, the father of two said he "cried" when he read his rejection paper, adding: "It's almost an insult."
"As if I was not good enough to become French."
The petition, which is addressed to the French interior ministry, was started at the end of last year but has recently surpassed 33,000 signatures.
"France has been his country for most of his life," it said.
"This refusal to grant him French citizenship is cruel and absurd, considering his role and his implication in his adopted community. We therefore ask you to reconsider this decision."
Lawrence's case is not the only one to gather attention for their residency status post-Brexit.
In London, renowned French chef Claude Bosi posted his rejection from the Home Office to Instagram over his application for British residency.