The 21-year old is said to confessed to her he started the blaze in January 2012.
It's thought the man has now been charged with murder after the fire in the village of Rosiers-sur-Loire in January 2012 - one man died and several apartment blocks were destroyed.
Devon and Cornwall Police have confirmed the man had been arrested in Exeter in January this year.
He appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court before being extradited to France.
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