Record in contraband alcohol and tobacco seized in south-west France Goods had come from Andorra and are believed to have been intended for sale in Haute-Garonne and Tarn departments
Albi: Historic bridge in south of France closed to vehicles for months of repairs Alternative route is now open to drivers who want to cross Tarn river
Locals build then tear down cardboard castle in south-west France The temporary structure was a utopian reconstruction of the town’s long-lost fortress
news British man killed by falling branch at French music festival Five other spectators were injured by the accident in Tarn
PHOTOS: €527,000 buys you ancient castle with a museum in west France ‘It may be little but it’s the real thing’
Meet the artist behind France’s new Napoleon commemorative sculpture ‘Travel is my most important source of inspiration’, says Emmanuel Michel, whose full-length statue stands in a southern town in Occitanie