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Michel Blanc, often described as France’s Woody Allen, dies aged 72

France reviews air taxes: what increases are proposed for UK and US flights?

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Living in France

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What is a French attestation des droits? Is it necessary to have one?

Visas & residency

How can I apply for a visa without finalising home purchase in France?

Letters & Comment

Comment: French garages can be a right pain in the derrière

Your Questions

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Is a partial French pension available for working some years in the country?

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Can we go over 90-day EU visiting limit for a funeral in France?

Can I cancel French property tax payments in advance if I will be 75 next year?

What are the visa rules for boat owners visiting France?

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Property

Second home US buyers resist French property slump

Why are there strict rules around façades on France's streets?

Must solar panels installed at home be insured in France?

PHOTOS: See inside US designer's comfortable French chateau

Court jails large-scale solar panel scammer, 800 victims in France

Properties you can buy in French Nord department for €200,000 and €1 million

Conversion of Paris Olympic village into flats for sale continues

How to settle neighbourhood disputes in France

Electricity bills set to fall by around 10% for millions of households in France

MAP: which French cities resisted house price drops of 2023?

PHOTOS: See inside our quirky French home, a 13th-Century watermill

What does the 'pool squat' case mean for property owners in France?

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Learning French

Learning French: What is the meaning of cerise sur le gâteau and other baking expressions?

Learning French: What is the meaning of lancer une bouteille à la mer and when should it be used?

Learning French: the origins and meaning of les doigts dans le nez

Learning French: when to use au fait versus en fait

5 films and series to improve your French in October

Learning French: when and why do we say un de ces quatre?

Letters: Quirky French expressions with donkeys, silk and breaking wind

Learning French: what does c’est parti mean and when should it be used?

Faire la grasse matinée and more French sleep phrases

Learning French: what are the origins of au fur et à mesure and what does it mean?

Learning French: what does j'en ai marre mean and when to say it

Learning French: what does pas de souci mean and when to use it?

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Money

Two million over-60s live on less than €1,216 a month in France

French inheritance tax: current rules and what reforms are proposed

Visualise: Data on workers’ sick-leave days in France

French department trials ‘income scheme’ for young people

Overdraft fees, pay, ecology: three French banks criticised in new report

‘Family discount cards’: what deals exist in France

Should you reinvest your pension fund in France?

How does average wealth in France compare with the UK?

Why French tax office may debit up to €300 from your bank account on Thursday

Is French Livret A account interest taxable in UK?

Boost for savers as new savings ‘account gatherer’ due to launch in France

GRAPH: How does France’s inflation rate compare to other eurozone countries?

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Magazine

I have enjoyed every one of my five French chateaux renovations

Michel Drucker: Veteran TV host who has dominated French screens for decades

Comment: Industrial eyesores are a blot on French rural landscape

My life on the road in France living in a self-built tiny house

Comment: Brexit hit French residents hard but was it a no-win for everyone?

How a French beach of misery became a camping hot-spot

Letters: French paid bin collection system works if you take care

Van Gogh’s final years exhibition extended for another year

Foires et fêtes d'automne: get ready for feasting, fun and French food at its finest

I swapped muddy Britain for a wild ride in France

Letters: France’s traditional village fêtes are still alive and well

French care home flooded with postcards after social media appeal

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