He was 51 years old.
A homeless man was found dead on Tuesday morning at 253, avenue du Général-Patton, northeast of Rennes.
Alerted, the firefighters intervened a little before 9 am.
When they arrived on site, the victim was in cardiorespiratory arrest, lying on a bench.
Despite attempts by firefighters and Smur to resuscitate him, the 50-year-old was declared dead by a doctor.
Last year, four homeless people died on the streets in Rennes and 449 in France, according to the collective Les Morts de la Rue.
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