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Fifth book for Perry Taylor whose images feature in The Connexion

The Anglo-Gascon artist’s work is known for its affectionate look at French life – and its ducks and berets

Updated Map: French commune names that sound like something funny

From Condom to Bizou, we take a trip around France’s bizarre-sounding towns and villages – now including new reader suggestions

French town name Bitche censored on Facebook

The mairie is appealing after Facebook's algorithm removed the official page because the town name sounds like the English-language insult

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Genius of French funnyman Jacques Tati never grows old

As a new book sings the praises of funnyman Jacques Tati, The Connexion examines his influence and how it lives on

French ‘daily’ paper sells first issue in four years

A French “daily” newspaper that is only published once every four years - on February 29 - has released its eleventh edition.

French midwife with tales of the unexpected to tell

Sylvie Coché estimates she has helped deliver more than 10,000 babies in her career. There’s no wonder she had a few stories to tell in her book

Why is ‘Bryan in the kitchen’?

Why do French people sometimes say “Bryan is in the kitchen” when they find out you are British? R.W.

Rouen Cathedral acts to stop visitors spying

Rouen Cathedral has been forced to alter the angle of its new telescopic devices after it emerged that some people were using them to spy on the neighbours.

French gendarmes rescue adventurous retiree’s tractor

Gendarmes near Tours (Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire) had an unusual job this week after being called to help a retiree who was pulling a caravan on the motorway...in a farming tractor.

Dance the fanny dango?

Following on from your recent series of whacky names for French businesses (see here), there was until recently in Pont-Audemer a laundry business called Fanny Pressing.

Paris bookshop had unfortunate acronym

Re: Your article on French blague humour ( Connexion , April, see here). Several years ago, when I lived in Paris, I saw a book that interested me in a bookshop window.