diff --git a/manage.py b/manage.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"""Django's command-line utility for administrative tasks."""
+import os
+import sys
+
+
+def main():
+    """Run administrative tasks."""
+    os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'publik_base_theme.settings')
+    try:
+        from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
+    except ImportError as exc:
+        raise ImportError(
+            "Couldn't import Django. Are you sure it's installed and "
+            'available on your PYTHONPATH environment variable? Did you '
+            'forget to activate a virtual environment?'
+        ) from exc
+    execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/publik_base_theme/__init__.py b/publik_base_theme/__init__.py
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diff --git a/publik_base_theme/management/__init__.py b/publik_base_theme/management/__init__.py
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diff --git a/publik_base_theme/management/commands/__init__.py b/publik_base_theme/management/commands/__init__.py
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diff --git a/publik_base_theme/management/commands/makemessages.py b/publik_base_theme/management/commands/makemessages.py
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+# publik-base-theme
+# Copyright (C) 2014-2024 Entr'ouvert
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published
+# by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+from django.core.management.commands import makemessages
+
+
+class Command(makemessages.Command):
+    def handle(self, *args, **options):
+        if not options.get('add_location') and self.gettext_version >= (0, 19):
+            options['add_location'] = 'file'
+        return super().handle(*args, **options)
+
+    def find_files(self, root):
+        for file in super().find_files('templates'):
+            file.locale_dir = 'publik_base_theme/locale'
+            yield file
diff --git a/publik_base_theme/settings.py b/publik_base_theme/settings.py
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+from pathlib import Path
+
+# Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
+BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+
+# Application definition
+
+INSTALLED_APPS = ['publik_base_theme']
+
+# Internationalization
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/topics/i18n/
+
+LANGUAGE_CODE = 'fr-fr'
+
+TIME_ZONE = 'Europe/Paris'
+
+USE_I18N = True
+
+USE_L10N = True
+
+USE_TZ = True
+
+LOCALE_PATHS = (BASE_DIR / 'publik_base_theme' / 'locale',)