French news

Any Britons in France intending to vote in the coming British general election by proxy have in some cases less than two weeks to apply for this.

A “remembrance garden” in honour of the 130 victims of the November 13 2015 terrorist attack is to be created in Paris, after the city’s Mairie voted in favour of the plan this week.

 A mayor has banned from his commune a van publicising fibre-optic internet as long as Orange keeps referring to the vehicle with the English word ‘truck’ instead of camion.

Nuclear power stations and other potentially high-risk sites are prepared for earthquakes, and the risk of damage is low, a nuclear expert has said, in the wake of this week’s earthquakes in France.

Country's second noticeable tremor in as many days was not as powerful as Monday's Ardèche earthquake

Monuments dating back to the 15th century have “reappeared” in the city of Bordeaux (Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine) thanks to a 3D virtual reality project created by a local guide.

An inquiry has been opened after more than 700 kilograms of “high purity” drugs - mainly cocaine - were discovered on the Atlantic coast of France in the past three weeks.

American university student's 'mind blown' after he receives response to letter he threw into sea as a 10 year old

More than 8,500 people have been evacuated and hundreds of buildings dangerously weakened in southeast France, as the extent of the damage from yesterday’s 5.4 magnitude earthquake emerges.

Building worker critically injured in fall from scaffolding

Long-awaited monument finally installed in the 15th arrondissement of Paris

Temperatures across France dip 2C below seasonal norms ahead of the expected arrival of a period of 'very bad weather' later in the week

A French court has rejected a request from departmental authorities to cancel two mayoral anti-pesticide decrees for the first time.

A national park in south east France has become the first in the country to bring a case to court to demand compensation - to the tune of €450,000 - from illegal poachers, citing “ecological damage”.

French Mairies in local towns and cities will soon be able to request a list of all properties listed on online rental websites - such as Airbnb - in new rules designed to monitor the practice.

A French chocolatier has celebrated 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall by replicating part of the infamous structure - using one tonne of solid chocolate.