HELP GUIDES

Income Tax in France

Healthcare in France

Inheritance Law and Wills in France

Visas and residency cards for France

The Connexion - News and guides about France in English

LATEST NEWS & PRACTICAL UPDATES

Photos: Heavy rain causes severe flooding in south of France

French weekly weather forecast November 17 - 21: temperatures to plummet, some snow

More news

TRENDING

Public transport, roads, tap water: French residents’ priorities for local spending in poll

Mass police checks in Dordogne see hundreds of drivers stopped

‘Death tax’ bank fees now capped in France

Living in France

Join the club: the American Club of Lyon

New health fee: which countries have a bilateral social security agreement with France?

Visas & residency

Is there a set date by which I must arrive in France from US on long-stay visa?

Fast, free and effective: France’s eye care system is excellent

Your Questions

Are annual boiler checks obligatory in France?

practical

Will estranged grandchild inherit part of my father's French estate? - Partner article

Are there duties payble on personal items when moving away from France?

What do I need to do if my partner dies when we are at our second home in France?

Can I contest a failed roadworthiness test in France?

Can you check if someone has made a will in France?

See more

HOW-TOS

TRENDING QUESTIONS

Property

How one man built his dream cottage on a Brittany clifftop

Property watch: see what €50,000, €250,000 and over €1m buys in Savoie

Bidding, fees – and candles: property auctions in France explained

Energy efficiency ratings affect French property price by up to 25%, notaire data reveals

Homeowner finds gold worth €700,000 buried in his French garden - and can keep it

Gironde residents offered grant of up to €150 to protect home from burglary

French second homes: How capital gains tax abatement works (2025)

French second homes: tax-exemption time for capital gains may be reduced

What are EDF ‘red days’ and how could they increase your French energy bill?

Stepchildren: French MPs approve higher inheritance tax allowance

French house prices: see how your area fares in new notaire data

Struggle to find tradespeople for home repairs in France, survey finds

See more

Learning French

Guess the French phrase behind this photo clue...

Understanding enantiosemes: words with two, opposite, meanings

The origins and meaning of mettre la charrue avant les bœufs

The meaning of auto-tamponneuses and more fairground vocabulary

When and why do we say à faire pleurer dans les chaumières?

The meaning and origins of ‘staircase wit’

The spooky story behind on n'est pas sorti de l'auberge

What does lire dans le marc de café mean and when should it be used?

Adding ing does not make a phrase English

What does carré mean and when should it be used?

Télétravail and more words to do with remote working in France

Learning French: when and why do we say être dur de la feuille?

See more

Money

Assurance vie beneficiary clauses: clear wording is everything - Partner article

Can I take my small pot pension from the UK early while living in France?

MPs vote to replace France’s property wealth tax with ‘unproductive wealth’ levy

Dordogne electricity broker claims 8% savings for most clients

Interview: Gabriel Zucman on France’s ‘Zucman tax’

Rules around bank overdrafts to be tightened in France

Image: new €2 coin in France features Notre-Dame cathedral

Millions in France to see two tax debits from bank account today

Could France soon become cashless?

What are the proposed changes to child allowance rules in France?

Brittany island’s only ATM shuts, limiting cash access for residents

Errors to avoid when making French bank transfer after October 9

See more

Magazine

Roadside sculptures: France's motorway art

Eye care in France: more hassle than it is worth

Three reading recommendations: books about France in English

I became a published psychic medium after moving to France

Florent Pagny returns with new album and tour after cancer remission

Film review: My Best Friend’s Girl

Which UK Celebrity Traitors star loves Nice and has a flat there?

Test your French knowledge: from Astérix inspiration to a famous Queen record cover

Renovation of Espaces d’Abraxas: A Parisian architectural icon reborn

Royal British Legion poppy seller marks over 30 years of fundraising in France

Visit old Papal lands where all roads lead to Drôme

Discover the five most iconic French songs everyone loves

See more