French news

In what may be a record for efficiency a woman who applied for a permanent residency carte de séjour at the Alpes-Maritimes prefecture in October this year reports having received her card in 13 working days from handing in her dossier.

Campaigners for British people in other EU countries are making a last appeal to Britons to support a bid to protect their rights after Brexit.

Animals released into wild in October remain on French side of mountains, despite efforts of local farmers and hunters to scare them into Spain

Service suspended to allow time for consultation with authorities in Bordeaux

A total 60 heads of state expected to attend Paris ceremony

The books and some writings belonging to former French President François Mitterrand have been sold at auction for €1.5 million, including some lots that went for tens of thousands of euros each.

Another baby has been confirmed as being born without arms in the Ain department, in a medical mystery that is still being investigated by health authorities in France.

"The Château de Blois has not moved since construction started in the 13th century"

Five departments in the south-east of France are on orange alert for storms, rain and flooding today, forecaster Météo France has said.

As the festival of Toussaint and honouring the dead approaches, the chrysanthemum flower spikes in popularity. But why is this flower the French symbol of the dead?