On Saturday, thousands of people dressed as Smurfs — the fictional, blue gnome-like characters — gathered in Landerneau, France to try to break a world record. The mayor of Landerneau defended the ...

A French smurf on the way to a new world record The French town of Landerneau managed to gather more than 3,000 people in smurf disguise A small town in western France has set a world record for the ...

A small town in western France has set a world record for the greatest number of smurf-costumed people gathered in the same place, according to organisers, who counted over 3,000 this weekend.