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New civic tests for foreigners in France launch amid criticism
Applicants for some types of residency cards must now take 45-minute test
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Workers in France can take 17-day break using only eight days of leave in 2026
Favourable calendar for public holidays makes extended May break possible, with five guaranteed long weekends throughout year
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David Hockney among France’s New Year honours list
Former Normandy resident awarded second grade of honour
Bottle ‘post’ is slow
Holiday campsite owners in Normandy have been in touch with a nine-year-old American schoolgirl to tell her that the message in a bottle she threw into the sea from Florida had arrived.
Summer Smyth and her nanny put messages in a bottle two years ago. It was found on a beach at Baubigny in Manche.
