<!-- encoding -->
<%@ page contentType="text/html; charset=UTF-8" %>
<%@ page pageEncoding="UTF-8" %>

String str = "UTF-8 Test: Ä Ö Ü ß è é â";
logger.debug(str);
mav.addObject("utftest", str);

<locale-encoding-mapping-list>
  <locale-encoding-mapping>
    <locale>fr</locale>
    <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
  </locale-encoding-mapping>
</locale-encoding-mapping-list>