Normandy

Two earthquakes felt in France at opposite ends of country

The epicentre of quakes were shallow making them felt despite their low intensity

Man leaves €10m to Normandy village just because of its name

Roger Thiberville is not thought to have ever visited Thiberville. ‘It is a lovely surprise just before Christmas’ said the mairie

Tanker overturns on rural Normandy road spilling thousands of litres of fuel

Tests are being carried out into risk of pollution of local water supplies to homes

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Dozens fall ill in French train station as man pours toxic liquid on floor

The man spilled the liquid and then ‘calmly boarded a train’, police say

Farming couple must move, first people displaced in Normandy by climate change

The couple are the first in the region to be forcibly displaced by encroaching sea levels

Properties: see what you can buy in Orne in rural France for €40,000 and €1.123m

Explore Orne's scenic routes, traditional sausages, and surprisingly affordable property market

Photos: These five small towns in France top new ranking of Wikipedia visits

A famous coastal town is in first place followed by a medieval hilltop favourite and three mountain resorts

Bid for Normandy’s D-Day Beaches to gain UNESCO status

The World Heritage application has been relaunched after being submitted by France in 2018

France's most ancient oak tree and its two chapels face potential collapse

The 1,200-year-old Chêne d’Allouville, housing two unique chapels, urgently requires preservation efforts

Record-breaking year for French scallops

There has been a bumper crop of the popular seafood

British WW2 bomb weighing half a tonne defused in Normandy port

A 400-metre exclusion zone put in place for experts to defuse the explosive

Works underway to complete Normandy motorway's barrier-free toll system

Drivers will still need to pay but all booths are expected to have been removed from the A13 by end of year

What update on hunt for prisoner who escaped four months ago in France?

The prisoner was travelling in a police vehicle when it was charged by armed men at a motorway toll

British veteran of D-Day landings in France dies aged 104

Don Sheppard was among troops which liberated Bergen-Belsen concentration camp

French team build faithful replica of William the Conqueror’s warship

Visitors to the Normandy site can experience a voyage on La Mora in virtual reality

Rouen Cathedral evacuated after mystery blaze breaks out on spire

Vast resources deployed to fight blaze on the spire Notre-Dame de l'Assomption de Rouen

Normandy mayor passes decree for rain to stop

The region has had torrential downpours this week

Far-right French election candidate withdraws over pic of her in Nazi hat

Photo posted on social media shows candidate wearing officer’s hat with a swastika

Two villages awarded exclusive label of 'the most beautiful in France'

The much-coveted award is only given to places with fewer than 2,000 residents and at least two protected or historic sites

France’s A13 Paris to Normandy motorway to reopen next week

A stretch of the road was closed in April when cracks were discovered on a viaduct. It will open in two phases in time for the start of Olympic Games

'Live each day like it’s your last', says D-Day veteran from Normandy

Veterans arrived in London cabs driven by volunteers from the Taxi Charity. The Connexion was there and spoke with naval hero John King

Niece's moving D-Day journey for her UK veteran uncle Bill

Kaye travels to Normandy as part of commemorations of invasion that began the liberation of France. Her uncle, who turned 100 earlier this year, had planned to make the trip but died a few weeks ago

PHOTOS: 48 American veterans land in France for D-Day commemorations

They were welcomed by school children and the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, Brigitte Macron

How a Frenchman became a GI on Omaha beach in WW2

'All he could think about was getting safely to his mother, terrified that he might die so close to home'

Last Native American US veteran of D-Day landings marks Memorial Day

The 99-year-old tribal elder made Normandy his home in 2018

WW2 veterans need your help as French hotels full for D-Day events

Can you provide suitable accommodation near the landing beaches?

Normandy prepares for last major D-Day commemorations

The small town of Carentan has been especially busy, organising poppy cascades and a display of knitted soldiers

Gardener develops cacti suitable for the temperatures of… Normandy

A gardener in Normandy has started to sell cacti from the deserts of the United States, which he has adapted to grow in the cold clay soils of the region

D-Day commemorations: What events are happening around France?

Fee to visit Mont-Saint-Michel rejected for other ways to ease crowds

‘People forget that it’s a commune; it’s a village. We can’t just introduce limits and stop citizens from coming and going,’ says the director

A13 French motorway near Paris closed until at least May 1

Further tests must be carried out before repairs can begin. Traffic jams reached 400km long around Paris on Monday

Update: France’s A13 motorway closed for days, huge traffic jams

Crack in road has already damaged drainage apparatus of motorway

Silhouettes of D-Day soldiers erected at British memorial in Normandy

The 1,475 two-metre tall statues will portray British soldiers who died on the beaches on the day of landing

Two drown after being swept into sea by waves in Normandy

The 73-year-olds were fishing along the coast. A third woman was seriously injured

Briton found with £163,000 cash in van to appeal French jail sentence

The 76-year-old was preparing to take a ferry to the UK and claims he was unaware of the contents of the packages that sniffer dogs discovered

British D-Day veteran Bill: I want to honour fallen comrades in France

The centenarian planned to return to Normandy this June - driven over by a London cab charity. He was just 20 at the time of the invasion and shared his memories of the day with Connexion during one of his interviews

SEE: Astonishingly accurate 12th century map of Normandy

The Arabic map appears upside down to us but shows the Channel and Mont-Saint-Michel in roughly the right place

Plans for 80-year D-Day commemorations in Normandy and Provence

Events will also pay homage to Resistance fighters

Thanks! Volunteers found to help D-Day knitted soldiers reach France

However donations of plywood and mini sandbags still needed for the 80m display in Normandy

Tiny knitted soldiers need help to get to France for D-Day anniversary

The woollen army must be transported from the UK to Normandy where they will recreate scenes from the landings 80 years ago

Tiny Normandy commune to mark crucial role in D-Day landings

80th anniversary events will remember how allied forces and local French people all played their part in 1944

Hunter, 43, dies after being shot during boar hunt in Normandy

A similar accident happened in the same department in December

Port workers strike in Le Havre: How are ferries affected?

A union has announced three days of action to protest the pensions reform and bonus pay

SEE: Beautiful photos of snow in France

Churches, castles, and beaches all covered with dustings of snow after cold spell hit France this week

Hunter, 44, killed by stray bullet in Normandy

The man was part of an organised wild boar hunt. He died at the scene.

French property watch: farmhouses and ferry links in Manche, Normandy

The department is home to ferry port Cherbourg and property bargains can still be found if you want a renovation project

SOS appeal to find owners of three-legged cat found in Normandy

The pet, believed to belong to an English couple, was found at a service station

Seven facts about France's Mont-Saint-Michel abbey as it turns 1,000

We take a deeper look at Normandy’s most iconic landmark 1,000 years after construction began

TV couple who bought French hamlet open gite in a horsebox

The couple, who feature in the UK Channel 4 show Help! We Bought a Village, are rebuilding hamlet they bought for €26,000 in Normandy

French attraction moves to tackle problem over overtourism

Mont-Saint-Michel will offer discounts to entice people to come earlier or later in the day

EU Council confuses Mont Saint-Michel as being in Brittany

The European Union body has apologised for any confusion

Cider, crêpes and monuments: What fuels the Normandy-Brittany rivalry?

We take a look at the tension between the two neighbouring French regions

Rising tides and sand dune erosion threaten French D-Day museum

The building on the Normandy landings site is at risk if local authorities are refused permission to keep adding sand to the dunes

Career change in France: ‘I never tire of talking about World War Two’

From graphic designer to D-Day tour business - we speak to a Dutch woman who turned her passion for history into a new life

Normandy wins ‘most desirable region’ for British tourists

The region's tourist board says it believed the British would return after Brexit and Covid and 2022 proved it

Walrus spotted resting in Normandy port, 3,500km from home

The mammal was not thought to be in poor health, and was just one of the North Atlantic animals seen in French ports this weekend

American D-Day pilot buried with honours in France - 78 years on

Lt. William McGowan was shot down and declared missing - research by family and organisations means he now rests at the Normandy American Cemetery

César-winning French director seeks Normandy extras for new film

Producers are looking for locals aged 16-80, including joggers and owners of large dogs, with filming set to take place in Caen and Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer

What is the hockey-like game of choule that is played in Normandy?

The sport originated in the 1400s but virtually disappeared after World War Two. It is now making a comeback with the help of locals and enthusiastic foreigners

Normandy fisherman films orca whale 30kms off Channel coastline

The rare sight comes just weeks after a humpback whale was also spotted in the sea off Normandy

French property watch: Location makes Eure a prime spot for buyers

It is little more than 90 minutes from Paris and under an hour from Le Havre

French town's street lights are switched on by locals’ mobile phones

The lights are connected via an app and turn on automatically when users approach, then turn off after 15 minutes. They have saved the town €12,000 to date in lighting costs

Mont-Saint-Michel will (nearly) become an island again in February

Spring tides will return to the Normandy coast at the beginning of the month, pushing the water level up and cutting the Mont off

Holiday-maker dies after falling from Étretat cliff in Normandy

The 24-year-old was taking photographs with friends when she fell

Eure in Normandy turns negative visitor reviews into marketing tactic

A humorous video shows locals reading out comments such as ‘Eure is rubbish’ in horror as they stand amid serene countryside and historic streets

French city Rouen in Normandy awarded Unesco City of Gastronomy status

The award is not for an individual dish or culinary style, but for the way food is produced, valued and, importantly, involves the local population

Netflix’s Lupin and Covid have made our Normandy tourist town ‘hell’

15,000 people have signed a petition calling for better management of the 1.2 million plus tourists who flock to see Etretat’s cliffs every year. The mayor says the cliffs may have to be shut off to protect them

US war veteran’s 100th birthday marked by French town he liberated

D-Day paratrooper Tom Rice was honoured in Normandy at the weekend and already has plans for commemorative parachute jump on his next return visit in 2022

Hubert Faure, French hero of D-Day landings dies, aged 106

Soldier was a member of Kieffer Commandos who stormed Sword Beach on June 6, 1944

Battle to brand ‘authentic’ Camembert in France

Producers of traditional Normandy cheese camembert, handmade using unpasteurised milk, want to educate consumers against misleading labelling

David Hockney’s ‘Normandy period’ to be exhibited in Paris

Gallery owner and friend, Jean Frémon, is showcasing some of David Hockney's first paintings from settling in the Pays d’Auge two years ago

World first in horse therapy: France's Kinesia Centre opens

The €1.7 million pioneering pool in Normandy is a big step in horse physiotherapy

Normandy region builds on enduring UK ties

The Normandy region – whose tourism chief is himself British – has told Connexion about its plans to retain and build on its ancient links with the UK beyond Brexit, and why it used an image of Nigel Farage in a Bayeux Tapestry tie to mark Brexit day.

French company makes cassette player for 21st century

Analogue music fans will soon have a new way to listen to cassette tapes on-the-go, as a French company is to start selling a modern range of “new generation” portable analogue cassette players.

French honour for teen who wired D-Day's radio control

A model ship led to youngster's wartime recruitment to MI6