diff --git a/nuxt.config.ts b/nuxt.config.ts
index cf15fb2..37a05bf 100755
--- a/nuxt.config.ts
+++ b/nuxt.config.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ export default defineNuxtConfig({
 
   sitemap: {
     autoLastmod: true,
-    urls: ['https://docu.djeex.fr']
+    urls: ['https://docu.djeex.fr'],
+    sources: ['/api/__sitemap__/urls']
   },
 
   compatibilityDate: '2024-10-24'
diff --git a/server/api/__sitemap__/urls.ts b/server/api/__sitemap__/urls.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2e327e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/api/__sitemap__/urls.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// fetches the deployed French sitemap and injects its URLs into the English sitemap
+export default defineEventHandler(async () => {
+  try {
+    const xml = await $fetch<string>('https://docu.djeex.fr/fr/sitemap.xml')
+    const urls = [...xml.matchAll(/<loc>([^<]+)<\/loc>/g)].map(m => m[1])
+    return urls.map(loc => ({ loc }))
+  } catch {
+    return []
+  }
+})