French Facts

Being able to keep up with Theodore Roosevelt on a country walk cemented American-French relations at the start of the 20th century

The famous champignon de Paris is in abundance at this time of year – however the mushrooms are no longer grown in the capital but 300km away in Saumur, in the Loire valley.

The French Grand Slam Roland Garros takes place this month, but DID YOU KNOW — that Adidas’ Stan Smith trainer actually started life in 1964 as a ‘Robert Haillet’?

One of the French navy’s ships flies the Jolly Roger...

English may be the international language of travel and aviation but did you know that the key emergency words are French in origin?

Did you know that France awards medals to parents who have raised large families?

Did you know the the first camera phone was invented by the Parisian Phillipe Kahn?

A rocky outpost on a Norman archipelago has sent its stone far and wide

This month, Paris holds its annual photography fair – but did you know that a photograph of one of the city’s streets in 1838 was the first to include a recognisable human?

There was a period when the humble spud was potato-non-grata in France