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The postal service can print and send them for you

Children in France can write to Father Christmas via La Poste

Letters can be sent up until December 20 and each will receive a response

Can La Poste forward my letters to me outside France?

The French postal service offers several useful options if you will be away from home for extended periods

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French postal workers can scan priority letters for you at your home

The move is part of several to make the post service more accessible to people without internet skills or technology

Readers in France highlight ‘significant problems’ using Royal Mail

Many complaints centre on the company’s post and parcel tracking service

Residency of young Britons in France ‘not considered’ during Brexit

It was only when one reader and his family left France that a border officer pointed out they needed a DCEM document for their son

Excess red tape and bureaucracy in France is a myth

Helpful tax office staff and easy online forms - one Connexion reader shares his experience of completing his tax declaration in 13 minutes

Yellow van trick, late letters: France’s La Poste replies to criticism

Reasons given for changes to the service include increase in home shopping, cost-cutting and Covid

Undelivered letters: Why is France’s postal service struggling?

Stamp prices have increased by nearly 5%, but changes to La Poste’s organisation are causing disruption to deliveries

Difference between 'lettre suivie' and 'recommandée' with La Poste?

The ' lettre suivie' in France is cheaper than the 'lettre recommandée', and there are other differences

French boy, seven, exchanges letters with the Queen

The Connexion spoke to Noé Patrel, from Normandy, who recently made a buzz in French media after his touching letter of condolence to Queen Elizabeth led to him receiving a thank you card from her. He told us he would love to hear from readers, about England and the royal family

Saint-Exupéry and ‘mystery American’ letters sold in Paris

Original letters between famous French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and a "mystery" American woman - with whom he is suspected to have had an affair - have gone on sale in Paris.

Pilgrims could avoid French road to Spain

All post offices open in France this summer

France’s 7,700 post offices will stay open this summer, with an additional 200 seasonal service points, creating 2,000 seasonal jobs.

I am a democratic outcast

The final insult has reached me.

Beware who gets access to your TV

Here is a cautionary tale about using Orange’s services:

My body – my choice

I was pleased to see your article about Jacqueline Jencquel ( Connexion, February issue ) as the author mirrored my own beliefs.

Cooking up frustration

We moved to France three years ago and have had to overcome all sorts of adjustments to life. It’s the simple things that cause the most frustration.

‘They’ is plural

I cannot agree with the short article on page 11 of your January edition which states that “in English, ‘they’ can be used for one person...”

Break up UK to solve Brexit

In the recent British election, the Conservatives won more seats than Labour – but the majority of MPs in the House are opposed to Brexit.

Slow motion concerns

Is global warming affecting our toilet habits?

Markets offering a great food choice

While we agree with letter writer Irene Pope that French restaurant food leaves a lot to be desired and is too expensive, we disagree with her regarding the fresh produce in the supermarkets, or our local market in Chauvigny, Vienne department.

French second home rules change

On behalf of those who are UK-resident but may spend up to 180 consecutive days per year in their French homes, we bring to attention that, post-Brexit, we will only be allowed 90 days in any 180.

SOLVIT... not

I am writing with respect to SOLVIT (the European Commission mediation service for EU rights breached by public authorities in EU countries).

Vote for the stateless

I explained to a French friend that, after January 31, I will not have any voting rights in France and, since I’ve lived here for 18 years, I have no voting rights in the UK either.

We’re so lucky!

Many readers write about the problems and difficulties of life in France so we are highlighting a pleasant experience.

Housing is the major crisis

I fear those who are protesting against the pensions changes may be missing the point.

Compensate us

What compensation can we expect from the UK government to make up for our loss of human rights, not to mention the extra expenses and financial losses we have incurred since Brexit was announced?

Madame XXX

Re your article on “ tu versus vous ” and the important question of style when addressing a lover.

Right way and wrong way

I was surprised to read the remark in an article ( Connexion, December issue ) that “…telephone sales companies should be allowed to exercise their right to prospect for business. If it was outlawed, people who work in call centres would lose jobs”.

Sums do not add up for Brexit ‘losers’

Poor Mr and Mrs Carleton. What a sad story ( Pension drop brings worry, Connexion, January issue ) – “no holidays, no birthday treats, relying on charities”.

It’s high time to legalise drugs in France

The article about drug consumption ( Connexion, January issue ) prompts me to write.

A fair way to get the best value

I have read the letter Lloyds leave us standing (December issue) and was surprised to see that people were using standing orders when a currency exchange organisation is cheaper and allows you to choose the exchange rate

Pension drop brings worry

We chose to come and live in France long before our daughter came here in 2004, arriving in January 2005, which coincided with my 65th birthday (my wife was 62).

How to beat the unions

Four years ago I worked in Reims, a 20 minutes bus ride or an hour on foot from home.

Technology drives me batty

I agree with the debate in your October issue ( Should older drivers take a medical to keep motoring?).

Death penalty error

I wish to correct a popular misconception in your article ( December 1969: death penalty ends , December issue).

Sounding off over turbines

Wind turbines are in the news again ( Connexion, December issue )

No quick resolution to exit from the EU

The end is nigh – or is it? I, like most in the UK and expats, will be pleased to see the end of Brexit with the current Westminster soap opera

Are French food options really that bad?

I’m surprised at Irene Pope’s opinion of food around Poitiers ( Letters, December issue ).

French resort to demo riots

Bob Craske ( Letters, November issue ) paints a dystopian picture of Britain and refers to “political vandalism and viciousness” and “a violent and polarised country”.

Residents are on the take

Until we live in Utopia, where we are all world citizens with freedom of movement and residence, we have to accept that countries have borders and rules.

Pity the poor English voter

The result of the UK election shows how poor the political situation is in the UK

Brexit bigots wrecking UK

I write in support of Vic Norris’ letter ( Connexion, December issue ) regarding the bile directed at expatriates.

My health under fire from electro waves

I suffer from the side- effects of electromagnetic waves (EMW).

Speed is not the danger on French roads

I read with interest, and glee, that drivers who hog the middle and/or the outside autoroute lanes will be fined.

Help save French forests

In Corrèze, an association called Faîte et Racines ( tinyurl.com/vvdlno7 ) is trying to crowd-fund a project to save some hectares of local forest from what it calls “ coupes razes ”, where parcels of land are sold to companies who remove established woodland.

UK government caught in referendum trap

The tragedy of an irrevocably divided UK is the result of a shambolic Brexit, sired by a totally inappropriate and equally shambolic referendum.

France’s food leaves me cold

We live in Poitiers where, besides the excessive prices of any food, bio or not, the quality is also bad, in all the supermarkets.

Charge query

I hired a car through Vehicle-Rent.com online from Bordeaux-Mérignac.

No end in sight for Brexit fuss

Like many Britons I will be only too pleased to see the end of Brexit and the Westminster soap opera filling our screens.

Jospin beaten by split vote

It was a shame that Simon Heffer ( Connexion, Comment, November issue ) marred an otherwise excellent round-up of recent French presidents by including a slur that says more about his own prejudice than about the facts.

Fighting for UK pensions

As a result of the article in Connexion about how the UK lied to me about pension rights, the campaign group British Pensioners for Justice has received nearly 200 messages of support.

Grape way to learn French

I once had the humiliating experience of working alongside a professional grape picker. By lunchtime he had covered stacks more rows than me.

57 years of French life

A British native, I have been living in France for the last 57 years. Before that, my home was in the north of England but when I was 15 I did an exchange with a girl in Alsace where I met the family.

Working with nature

A sea-change in our attitude towards our natural world needs to take place if our planet is to be saved.

Fight online hatred

Inaccurate, hate-filled messages about expatriates can be found on UK news websites.

French family tragedy revealed in hidden love letters

A chance find of a cache of 100-year-old letters during home renovations has revealed a World War One love story.

Message in a bottle's 9 years to reach France from US

American university student's 'mind blown' after he receives response to letter he threw into sea as a 10 year old

Père Noel and La Poste launch annual letter service

He promises to send a reply to letters received before December 17... after that he'll be a bit busy

English rose flower power in French garden

MP intervention gets swift result

Time change

It’s my name

Ehic times don’t match

Fears over French electric meter safety

Identity issues with becoming bilingual in French

Auld alliance honoured at kirk

Sporting double indemnity

Confused about return dates

French drivers have way to go

Reader issues with car-hire companies in France

Consumers should not be scapegoats

Your article (see August issue ) informing us that households will bear the brunt of an anti-drought plan rekindles the argument that more should be done to stop leakages in the water distribution systems.

Statistics need questions

Regarding your article “Food for vegans is subsidised by cattle farmers like me” (see August issue ).

EUniversal attraction

I read with interest Mr Stolworthy’s letter “Leave us to our decision” (see August issue) in which he mentions that his decision in 2016 was “made after a great deal of research” and that “on every measure and comparison, the UK far outstrips the EU…”