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Published thursday 23 November 2023 - 00:00 Last updated thursday 23 November 2023 - 00:00

Free to subscribers :The Connexion's 2024 desk calendar (printable PDF)

The calendar shows French school holidays, both French and UK bank holidays, as well as other key dates and important numbers to have to hand in France

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Driving fine bonanza as France increases number of speed cameras

More than €2bn taken in 2023, says government report

Waze sends thousands of drivers a day through small village in France

‘Our streets are not designed to cope with this amount of traffic’ the mayor says of the so-called ‘Waze effect’

Storm and hail warnings as rain sweeps through France

The bad weather has caused many departments to be put on high alert by the state weather service

TV and films to improve your French in May

Star-studded comedies and Olympic Documentary are recent highlights

Planning to replace your boiler at home in France? Now is a good time

Eco-friendly alternatives will be easier – and cheaper – to install from mid-May

Life expectancy – simple changes to benefit from France’s good stats

What can we learn from the French about living longer?

Which countries will use the digital border checks for non-EU nationals?

Not all European Union member states are involved in the Entry/Exit System

7 reader questions on new France/UK border checks answered

Queries include travel within the EU, separate queues, spouses, dual nationals and more

Flat owner on hunger strike over non-paying tenants in south of France

‘I’m starting to feel a bit shaky’ says owner. The tenants say they cannot move out

Saharan sands, rain in Pyrénées, warm spring: French weather trends

We look at forecasts for the coming days, weeks, and months from the state weather service

Address change deadline looms for one million French homes

Mairies of small communes must update a government website with all the new street names and house numbers

Plan for sanctuary for old circus lions and tigers in south-west France

The €2.5m centre will welcome its first retired circus lions in June

3D VISIT: Olympic flame sails to France on historic yacht

The sailing ship used to cross the Atlantic carrying rum and cacao seeds from Brazil and was once owned by the Duke of Westminster

Lily of the valley and workers’ rights: May 1 is special day in France

The day is also associated with spring and a celebration of patriotism (by some)

French ‘martyr village’ destroyed in WW2 receives €1 million donation

The ‘symbolic gift’ will help ensure the site survives for future generations

New UK/France border checks: visas, residency cards and which queues?

The Entry/Exit System does not concern everyone, but the delays it causes might

French nurse’s translation tool helps give care in 101 languages

'Medical terms can be complicated, even when people speak our language well'

Medical fees, eco-grants, gas prices: 5 changes this May in France

We also include the French income tax declaration deadlines for residents and second-home owners and other dates coming up

Storms on way for much of France. Will the cold spell continue?

We also share videos and photos of last weekend's dramatic weather in the south-west and east

Funny you should say that – the language of French laughter

Humour can be a challenge to talk about in any language – how do you put into words that ephemeral feeling which makes you spontaneously laugh or smile?