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Britons are the largest foreign community of second-home owners in Nouvelle Aquitaine
See which other departments in the region are popular with British nationals
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Travellers risk extra costs under new Eurotunnel ticket rule
Some fare options are less flexible and less forgiving of lateness
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May will be difficult month for train travel in France, warns minister
Two major train unions are threatening to strike and are ‘not willing to negotiate’, he says
Call for ‘Journées du matrimoine’
A Frenchwoman suggests rebranding in the name of equality
The name for the French ‘Journées du patrimoine’ heritage days could receive a change to include ‘matrimoine’ in the name of equality if a new proposal goes ahead.
Joëlle Morel, of the Europe-Ecologie-Les Verts party in Paris, suggested that the word ‘matrimoine’ should be included in the lexicon to honour the achievements made by women across history, as well as using ‘patrimoine’ to celebrate those by men.