AN ELDERLY British couple have been found dead in the swimming pool of their holiday home in France.

A man and woman in their 80s were discovered dead last night at their second home in Gignac, Hérault, in the south of France.

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The cause of death is currently unknown and an investigation has been opened.

Their neighbours who were meant to be coming round for dinner raised the alarm, French media reported.

When they did not hear from the English couple, they entered the property to discover two bodies floating in the pool.

The couple regularly spent their holidays at the “opulent” property.

The local mayor who knew them described both as: “very nice people who came many times a year and who occasionally participated in the town’s activities”.

An autopsy will determine the cause of death, but there were no signs of a break-in or theft in the house.