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How your favourite French patisseries got their names

Do you know the stories behind these favourite treats?

How to spot mass-produced pastries in a French bakery

Not all croissants are made equal - with the help of a ‘pâtissologist’ we reveal the tell-tale signs of an industrial pâtisserie

Five things they don’t tell you about baguettes in France

The correct term for the ends and etiquette on eating it in the street, we guide you through some French bread essentials

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Counting my blessings helps keep my love affair with France

Do you remember what drew you to move here or is it lost in the everyday?

Should France allow bread to be sold seven days a week?

A bakery union is the latest group to fight a 100-year French law that bans the sale of bread seven days a week - but not all bakers are in favour

Group calls for “1,000 village cafés” to revive France

A social and environmental enterprise is calling on 32,000 communes across France to create or re-open 1,000 rural “village cafés”, in a bid to revive the sense of community in small towns.

French bakers accused in court for working too much

Two bakers from Calvados (Normandy) have been summoned before their local courts, accused of illegally selling bread through their bakery seven days per week.

French baguettes could soon be protected by Unesco

Baguettes could soon be recognised as an official part of France’s cultural heritage by Unesco, as a bakery group plans to present its case.

Pain au chocolat? MPs table chocolatine amendment

Is this a “ pain au chocolat ” or a “ chocolatine ”? The age-old debate just got even more serious as ten MPs from the Républicain party have tabled an amendment in favour of chocolatine .

33,000 bakeries are under threat

The traditional village bakery is under threat across France, with bakers’ leaders pointing the finger at the rise of supermarket baking.

Boulanger fined €3,000 for refusing to take a day off

A baker in Aube is fighting a fine of €3,000 for working too much, after his shop opened seven days a week in the summer of 2017.

Macron backs the baguette for World Heritage Status

The baguette could soon be granted Unesco World Heritage Status, as President Emmanuel Macron has lent his support to a bakers’ campaign to recognise the bread as a national symbol.

Fire chief writes formal thanks for Corsica croissants

An Occitanie fire chief has written a personal and formal letter of thanks to an Haute-Corse boulangerie after it refused payment from his firefighters during the August wildfires.

Support your boulangerie! French rant video goes viral

If you buy your bread in the supermarket, you may want to think again, after a video of a young French baker chastising people for shunning local boulangeries has gone viral.

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How your favourite French patisseries got their names

How to spot mass-produced pastries in a French bakery

Five things they don’t tell you about baguettes in France

Counting my blessings helps keep my love affair with France

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