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Why has speed limit changed to 30km/h near my French home?

New rules have changed speed limits in certain ‘built-up areas’

Revealed: Top 3 French towns for quality of life in poll of residents

Over 8,000 towns were ranked on criteria such as environment, transport, security, healthcare, sports and leisure, culture, schools and shops

Controversial ban on public sitting in French town partially suspended

A court said restrictions on sitting or lying in public spaces in Angoulême represented ‘a disproportionate infringement of freedom’

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Contest for ugliest places in France reveals top contenders

The organisers of the ugliest towns competition (La France Moche) have revealed a list of buildings and sites that could win the less-than-desirable ‘ugliest’ title

Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne: Why pilgrims flock to this French beauty spot

Art historian Dr Julia Faiers wonders at the majesty of Saint-Pierre abbey

The ‘ideal town of tomorrow’ imagined by the French public

Independent neighbourhoods, more greenery and better transport links were among the ‘must haves’ identified. The study will inform 2022 presidential election candidate campaigns

Angers and Guéthary ranked best town and village to live in France

The Loire Valley town and Basque Country village have taken the top spot this year, in a ranking that considers 187 criteria across nine categories of local infrastructure and facilities

This small French town was refuge to English throne heir until death

The town of Martel in the Lot is rich in truffles and royal history

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

Cordes-sur-Ciel: The pretty French town in the clouds

A tour through time into the long history of one of southwest France’s earliest revolutionary ‘bastide’ towns

Air pollution: More car bans coming in urban France

An European rules get tighter, 11 urban low emission zones are planned for 2021 in France, with an extra 35 by 2025

Top 50 French towns for retirees revealed

Best towns to retire to in France announced by leading French media - factoring in housing, weather, social life and services for seniors. We take a look at the top 10.

Why are French city centres attracting fewer visitors?

Experts say there are many factors at play - notably competition from large shops on city outskirts that have more parking spaces - which are leaving an increasing number of vacant commercial properties in city centres.

Best towns in France for families revealed

The top towns for families in France have been ranked by weekly news magazine Le Figaro Magazine , with Bordeaux coming out on top, and other cities in west and southwest France completing the top ten.

What will happen to circus animals?

What happens to the animals if circuses with animal acts are banned? And what about those who work with them? Is there any compensation? T.K.

Towns impose first ever parking fees for motorbikes

Parking your scooter or motorbike on the street is about to cost you for the first time ever, as two towns become the first in France to impose parking fees for two-wheeled vehicles.

Dunkirk man leaves town €1.8m – and a headache

Bequest is a bonus for Channel town... but it also comes with two conditions

Lille Metropole named Design Capital of the World 2020

Lille Metropole has been named the Design Capital of the World for 2020, becoming the first ever French town to receive the title.

Women and men go standing up in new public loo design

An experiment with public toilets in Bayonne (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), means that both male and female residents are now able to use a public bathroom while standing up.

Umbrella spectacular in Franche-Comté

Vesoul in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region is the latest French town to be adorned with hanging umbrellas

Rural China's replica Paris is a ghost town

A CHINESE replica of Paris complete with avenues of Haussmann-style apartments, a mini-Montmartre and crowned with a replica of the Arc de Triomphe and a 108-metre high Eiffel Tower is a total flop.

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Why has speed limit changed to 30km/h near my French home?

Revealed: Top 3 French towns for quality of life in poll of residents

Controversial ban on public sitting in French town partially suspended

Contest for ugliest places in France reveals top contenders

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Money, inheritance, tax, pensions: What's new in France in 2025

Films and series to watch to improve your French in the New Year

Do French people celebrate their ‘main’ Christmas on December 24 or 25?

The Var: Popular with second-home owners and retirees

Snow in the Alps, sun in south: weather outlook December 23 to 27

Letters: Retirement in France costs more than €15,000 a year

Letters: How are hybrid cars supposed to carry a spare tyre in France?

Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne: Why pilgrims flock to this French beauty spot

The ‘ideal town of tomorrow’ imagined by the French public

Angers and Guéthary ranked best town and village to live in France

This small French town was refuge to English throne heir until death

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

Cordes-sur-Ciel: The pretty French town in the clouds

Air pollution: More car bans coming in urban France

Top 50 French towns for retirees revealed

Why are French city centres attracting fewer visitors?

Best towns in France for families revealed

Pay-then-contest parking fines system is ‘Kafkaesque’

2-year study reveals the best place to live in France

Brittany’s giant statues twinned with Easter Island

What will happen to circus animals?

Car horn use risks fine of €150 in France, court warns

Manchester united with Montpellier

America got its name from a French town

Lille offers ‘trial shop’ scheme for new entrepreneurs

Group fills cracks in pavement with plants not cement