diff --git a/config.py.example b/config.py.example
index 9f5b8e4..ad05373 100644
--- a/config.py.example
+++ b/config.py.example
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # This is the configuration file for geminer.
-# Is is not intended to be executed.
+# It is not intended to be executed.
+
+# locale (for templates, for example dates rendering)
+locale = "fr_FR.utf8"
 
 # path to directory containing markdonw files to convert
 md_dir = "~/repo/htg-content/content/posts"
diff --git a/geminer.py b/geminer.py
index f5da22f..be72930 100755
--- a/geminer.py
+++ b/geminer.py
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ from md2gemini import md2gemini
 import frontmatter
 from jinja2 import Template
 import os
+import locale
 
 import config
 
+# locale (for templates, for example dates rendering)
+locale = "fr_FR.utf8"
+
 md_path = os.path.expanduser(config.md_dir)
 gmi_path = os.path.expanduser(config.gmi_dir)
 tpl_path = os.path.expanduser(config.tpl_dir)