Here in France, most furnaces are electric, a few use gas, and some stovetops use gas but they are becoming more rare, as it's cheaper to simply not include gas

Here in France, most furnaces are electric, a few use gas, and some stovetops use gas but they are becoming more rare, as it's cheaper to simply not include gas in a building. It's very surprising to me that people are still burning coal in their home, outside of very rural areas. Same thing with oil (except with cars of course).