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Low-rent lock houses in Brittany offered to tourism entrepreneurs

The state-owned canal properties were empty until offered to businesses to boost tourism - an owner shares her ‘warts and all’ story

‘€8,000 barge in France gave us an off-grid retirement’

A British couple talk through their DIY conversion of an old working boat into a cosy floating home on the Canal du Midi

‘We sailed to France on a barge and took our time house hunting’

Moving to France on their own boat took the pressure off finding a perfect home for this UK couple

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Parts of French canals closed to boats due to low water level

Rivers remain largely navigable because of damming techniques, but the water level is low

What are the rules on solar panels on Canal du Midi properties?

The rules depend on where the property is situated. The most protected areas are the ' sites classés' , which consist of “emblematic scenery directly linked to the canal”

Britons' stories: Why we are keen to be back in France again

UK residents who like to spend extended periods in France told The Connexion why they are counting the days to come back despite Covid restrictions

Environmental news in France for February 2021

65% of France's Canal du Midi plane trees already destroyed by fungus, French government authorises three-year period of previously banned neonicotinoid insecticides and more

Covid and drought strands barge owner on France’s canals

It took one Australian traveller seven months to make what is usually a three-week trip along the impacted waterways last year

France's Canal du Midi may soon transport cargo again

Barges could be used to transport cargo along the Canal du Midi within three years

Trapped French expat dog finally freed by volunteers

A dog belonging to a British man in Côte-d’Or has been rescued by a team of volunteers after being trapped in a tunnel for six days, despite the official rescue having been called off.

Canal

Low-rent lock houses in Brittany offered to tourism entrepreneurs

‘€8,000 barge in France gave us an off-grid retirement’

‘We sailed to France on a barge and took our time house hunting’

Parts of French canals closed to boats due to low water level

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