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Around France over the Christmas period, French shoppers fill their baskets with Corsican clementines. We meet a passionate producer

Thank you to readers who shared their photographs with us. Our favourites win a Connexion 2023 France wall calendar 

How the simple sea wading activity went from healthy exercise to a recognised sport in France and beyond

Say l’essayer-acheter in French not ‘try before you buy’

Our brains may be slower but there are surprising advantages to learning a second language later in life, discovers Gillian Harvey

We look at the euphemisms employed by the French transport industry to announce delays and problems

We talk to industry professionals about the growing demand for fancy mocktails 

Pastry chefs for the teams had ten hours to come up with 42 desserts on the theme of climate change

Vigneron Jonathan Hesford looks at why regulating grapes on a bunch is so crucial for French wine producers

We talk to two buskers about why they do it – and how much they earn

We look at five of the most important conflicts fought on French territory

We look at how to get Olympics tickets, the mascot controversy and other events to look forward to

Almost two thirds of the country’s plants wither below -12C

Research shows birds feast on the grubs inside during winter when food is scarce

The twice-annual counts are in their 11th year and offer major assistance to bird scientists

Answer - they are all new entries in the Guinness World Records Book. Read on to see what else has been added

Zarafa generated ‘giraffemania’ in France, leading to many giraffe-based artistic outpourings which continued to recent times

A snapshot of this year’s cultural scene also takes in exhibitions of the Ancient Greeks and Egyptians as well as putting the Normans in their place

Discover the temperature-driven rivalries between Mouthe and neighbouring villages in this frostbitten part of Doubs, France, where wolves threaten farmers’ livelihoods

Zoo de l’Orangerie in Strasbourg has been given a new lease of life by Freaks Architecture, but the zoo is being increasingly criticised by animal rights groups

This French firm are hoping to fly high in the airborne transport industry... and they are recruiting!

We read recent releases with a link to France. To be fair, each gets 20 minutes’ reading time

New products, designs and ideas from around France

A sausage guillotine, spices, slips... a selection of French gifts to send to your loved ones in the UK