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Thanks all. Good tips, starting to work on the bikeshops in particular.
I'm comfortable in France with the strange opening hours (mum's French, speak French, live in a similarly-strange country, spend a lot of time in France etc.) and the timing (4am Friday rollout, late June) means there's plenty of time to get food and drink before the really bad days of the week. It's also a help there's a CP after 250km where I can restock and sleep if I don't want to wild-camp or hunt for a bed.
My usual "trick" for water in France if there's no shop is cemeteries... usually a tap with drinkable water. Not 100% but it's better than banging on doors sometimes.