French Life

Homemade gifts from young members of the family may be thin on the ground this year due to the lockdown - often these are made at school as part of projects - but companies are putting on a special effort to fill any gaps...

No, the celebration was not invented by Maréchal Pétain

Clubs hope to open grounds to public when 2020/21 season begins

More than two centuries ago, Xavier de Maistre was placed under house arrest for 42 days - and wrote Voyage autour de ma chambre, a six-week 'voyage of discovery' around his room. Some 230 years later, we challenged our coronavirus confined readers to write their own Voyage round my Room. Here is one of the three winners...

More than two centuries ago, Xavier de Maistre was placed under house arrest for 42 days - and wrote Voyage autour de ma chambre, a six-week 'voyage of discovery' around his room. Some 230 years later, we challenged our coronavirus confined readers to write their own Voyage round my Room. Here is one of the three winners...

More than two centuries ago, Xavier de Maistre was placed under house arrest for 42 days - and wrote Voyage autour de ma chambre, a six-week 'voyage of discovery' around his room. Some 230 years later, we challenged our coronavirus confined readers to write their own Voyage round my Room. Here is one of the three winners...

We meet one of a rare, dying breed of travelling distillers – or bouilleur de cru – who are licensed to make moonshine from other people’s garden produce

Like all sporting events, the Covid-19 lockdown in France has brought rugby at every level to a standstill

An interest in family history led this couple to some incredible discoveries about their new home in a small French village, as Brian McCulloch discovers

Thought you couldn't travel while locked-down due to Covid-19 - think again... Find out how to take part in a Connexion 'travelogue' contest that is ideal for the confinement period...

How you can still enjoy trips to the cinema, nights at the opera and museum visits during the Covid-19 crisis in France - and still observe strict lockdown rules

Quelle Bonne Idée!

The Connexion learns about a mobile phone application that makes it easier to reduce your motoring costs by adopting better practices