Interior

France to train new ‘green gendarmerie’ to fight environmental crime

The new teams will help to fight against issues such as wildfire arson, the interior minister has said. He also announced plans to combat urban and rural joyriding and delinquency

Minister calls for French police to get tough on lockdown

The interior minister says there has been a “recurrent lack of respect” for confinement in some areas

Effortlessly chic interiors in a particulier style

As a former fashion PR and now a successful homeware designer, Pierre Sauvage knows all about cool interiors. Here he talks about his Rive Gauche apartment, his career change and shares some tips for creating a stylish home

practical

Interiors: Château living

Eminent historian Stéphane Bern extols Château du Lude and the key role played by castle owners in France

Interiors: Normandy spring brings outdoor living

Normandy resident and author Sharon Santoni on changing seasons and the pleasures of entertaining outdoors

Interiors: From Hollywood to Tarn-et-Garonne

Jane Hanks talks to Fiona Lewis, who has brought a hint of Hollywood to her home near Caussade

Now trending: the return of wallpaper

Every edition we assess an aspect of the French zeitgeist. This month: the renaissance of papier peint – très chic and now easy to hang, says Jane Hanks