Hmm, so McDonalds headquarters decided to close the location because government funding ran out, but the locals, the employees and even their manager decided for themselves to not accept that decision and instead carry on without McDonalds for the benefit of the community.

Sounds like a good decision to me, why take shit from a global company thousands of miles away?

Because McDonalds is a franchise business and most locations are owned by a local owner. McDonalds provides the branding and frozen food/formulaes for some profit sharing.

But hey, feel free to have a french revolution part deux.

Read the Vice article, that says that the local manager himself lead the "revolution" when "McDonalds" decided to close the restaurant. The more details emerge, the less revolting the whole thing sounds. McDonalds closed one of their locations, manager and employees said "fine, then we'll take over for you", the French way.

Store managers are employees, the location is more than likely owned by a french person or business.

Well from news reports, we can't really tell who made the decision to close down. "McDonald" can be either the franchise owner, McDonalds france - both french locals.