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French weekend weather forecast July 4 - 6: storms sweep south as heatwave ends
However cooler temperatures are not expected to last for long
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Ryanair to increase free cabin bag size limit - flights to and from France impacted
The new allowance is larger than the minimum dimensions recently proposed by the EU
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Giant housing estate to block view of Cézanne’s mountain in south of France
Mayor insists the houses are badly needed and that there has been consultation
France’s best bathing beaches named
390 French beaches representing 173 communes – three more than last year – have been awarded the Pavillon Bleu 2017 flag for clean water and other environmental criteria.
Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur is the best represented region with 58 beaches, followed by Occitanie with 53. Communes pay a fee for their beaches to be assessed, on a sliding scale based on population.