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National cheese day, clocks: March dates to note in France

Dates of interest to put on the calendar this month

Why clock changes are controversial in France

Many people want to see an end to the biannual resetting

Daylight saving: Clocks go forward this weekend in France

It means one hour less sleep tonight, but more sunlight in the evenings

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A brief history of French time and ‘timekeepers’

Which French city was home to the earliest mechanical clock? Who was Jean-André Lepaute? We delve into France's history of 'timekeepers'

A tour of France's spectacular clocks

From Paris to Rouen, Bordeaux to Blois, France is home to some extraordinary ‘timepieces’, from the country’s oldest in Paris to restored gems off the beaten track. In no time you will be fascinated

Why does France still change the clocks despite EU vote against it?

Clocks go back this weekend despite a 2019 vote to abandon the system as the EU has not reached consensus on which timezone to stay in

Why France uses daylight saving time and why it almost ended this year

France is set to put its clocks back by one hour during the night of October 30 to 31, but if had not been for the Covid pandemic, it might not have happened this year

Eight changes for residents in France from October 2021

October brings changing clocks, new rules for travel from France to the UK, and changes for workers and jobseekers, as well as an extension to the deadline for holding Brexit Withdrawal Agreement residency cards

Remember: Clocks go forward one hour in France this weekend

The change will take place overnight tonight

France to enter cold snap as Spring arrives

Temperatures in the northern half of France are to fall sharply from today (Sunday March 29), even as clocks go forward to mark the arrival of Spring.

A ‘twin’ of Notre-Dame clock found

A clock almost identical to the one lost in the fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral has been found in a nearby church

Time to stop

I hope your article about For/ Against changing clocks twice a year (see here) was an April fool joke.

French Assemblée: Have your say on time zone change

The French Assemblée Nationale has called for more replies to its poll about changing the ‘daylight saving’ clock change system, with the majority so far in favour of dropping the status quo.

Secret French illegal clock restorer gets the job

One of the men involved in a clandestine restoration of the clock at the Panthéon in Paris has been appointed its official restorer – more than a decade after being taken to court.

Clocks starting to tell correct time again

Balkan dispute was made responsible for the issue

Clocks

National cheese day, clocks: March dates to note in France

Why clock changes are controversial in France

Daylight saving: Clocks go forward this weekend in France

A brief history of French time and ‘timekeepers’

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A tour of France's spectacular clocks

Why does France still change the clocks despite EU vote against it?

Why France uses daylight saving time and why it almost ended this year

Eight changes for residents in France from October 2021

Remember: Clocks go forward one hour in France this weekend

France to enter cold snap as Spring arrives

A ‘twin’ of Notre-Dame clock found

Time to stop

French Assemblée: Have your say on time zone change

Secret French illegal clock restorer gets the job

Daylight clock change this weekend could be last ever

Europeans in favour of dropping daylight clock change

Have your say on daylight-saving time changes

Clocks starting to tell correct time again

Clocks spring forward this weekend

Slow clocks are starting to pick up time

Be careful on the roads now the clocks have gone back

No time to spare for busy clockmaker

Remember, clocks go back at weekend